Rescue definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Rescue definition: If you rescue someone, you get them out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation . | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'rescue'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× rescue (reskjuː ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tenserescues ,presentparticiplerescuing ,pasttense,pastparticiplerescued 1. verb Ifyourescuesomeone,yougetthemoutofadangerousorunpleasantsituation. Helicoptersrescuednearly20peoplefromtheroofoftheburningbuilding.[VERBnoun] Hehadrescuedherfromahorriblelife.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:save,getout,savethelifeof,extricate MoreSynonymsofrescue rescuer Wordforms:pluralrescuers countablenounIttookrescuers90minutestoreachthetrappedmen. 2. uncountablenoun[oftNOUNnoun] Rescueishelpwhichgetssomeoneoutofadangerousorunpleasantsituation. Lightsclippedontolifejacketsimprovethechancesofrescue. Abigrescueoperationhasbeenlaunchedforatrawlermissingatsea. 3. countablenoun Arescueisanattempttosavesomeonefromadangerousorunpleasantsituation. Amajorair-searescueisunderway. Fivechildrenwerepulledfromthesmoke-filledhouseinheroicrescuesbyfirecrews. 4. Seegotosb'srescue/cometosb'srescue MoreSynonymsofrescue COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof rescue Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'rescue' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'rescue' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'rorqual' HindiTranslationof'rescue' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency rescueinBritishEnglish (ˈrɛskjuː ) verbWordforms:-cues,-cuingor-cued(transitive)1. tobring(someoneorsomething)outofdanger,attack,harm,etc;deliverorsave 2. tofree(aperson)fromlegalcustodybyforce 3. law toseize(goodsorproperty)byforce noun4. a. theactoraninstanceofrescuing b. (asmodifier) arescueparty 5. theforcibleremovalofapersonfromlegalcustody 6. law theforcibleseizureofgoodsorproperty CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsrescuable(ˈrescuable)adjective rescuer(ˈrescuer)noun WordoriginC14:rescowen,fromOldFrenchrescourre,fromre-+escourretopullaway,fromLatinexcuteretoshakeoff,fromquateretoshake WordFrequency rescueinAmericanEnglish (ˈrɛskju ) verbtransitiveWordforms:ˈrescuedorˈrescuing1.  tofreeorsavefromdanger,imprisonment,evil,etc. 2. Law totake(apersonorthing)outoflegalcustodybyforce noun3.  theactoraninstanceofrescuing;deliverance SYNONYMYNOTE:rescueimpliespromptactioninfreeingsomeoneorsomethingfromimminentdangerordestruction orinreleasingsomeonefromcaptivity[thelifeguardrescuedthedrowningchild];deliverimpliesasettingfreefromconfinementorfromsomerestrictingsituation[delivermefromthoseinterminablesermons];redeemsuggestsafreeingfrombondageorfromtheconsequencesofsin,orareclaiming, asfrompawn,deterioration,etc.[howcanIredeemmygoodname?];ransomspecificallyimpliesthepaymentofwhatisdemandedinordertofreeoneheldcaptive; ,save1,inthisconnection,isageneral,comprehensivesynonymforanyofthepreceding termsWebster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsrescuable(ˈrescuable) adjective rescuer(ˈrescuer) noun WordoriginMErescuen