rescue
To save from any violence, danger or evilTo save from any violence, danger or evil.
» Tom died trying to rescue Mary.
Tom starb bei dem Versuch, Maria zu retten.
Tom kam bei dem Versuch, Maria zu retten, ums Leben.
Tom starb bei dem Versuch, Mary zu retten.
Том погиб, пытаясь спасти Мэри.
Том загинув, намагаючись врятувати Мері.
Meaning
9 senses(transitive)To save from any violence, danger or evil.
The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche.
retten, bergen, erlösen
спаса́тьspasátʹ, спасти́spastí, выруча́тьvyručátʹ
рятува́тиrjatuváty, врятува́тиvrjatuváty
free from harm or evil
(transitive)To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
to rescue a prisoner from the enemy
освобожда́тьosvoboždátʹ, освободи́тьosvobodítʹ
(transitive)To recover forcibly, especially from a siege.
take forcibly from legal custody
(figuratively, transitive)To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.
Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls.
спаса́тьspasátʹ, спасти́spastí, выруча́тьvyručátʹ
(figuratively, transitive)To achieve something positive under difficult conditions.
(transitive)To restore a particular trait in an organism that was lost or altered, especially where this loss was as the consequence of some experimental manipulation.
(transitive)To salvage and restore something that has been discarded.
I rescued a set of antique dining chairs.
(transitive)To fix a mistake made while preparing something, especially in cooking.
The cook rescued the sauce after it began to curdle.
(transitive)To adopt (an animal).
Examples
591 sentencesTom died trying to rescue Mary.
Том загинув, намагаючись врятувати Мері.
ruТом погиб, пытаясь спасти Мэри.
deTom starb bei dem Versuch, Maria zu retten.
I was trying to rescue Tom.
Я намагався врятувати Тома.
ruЯ пытался спасти Тома.
I didn't rescue anybody.
Я нікого не врятував.
ruЯ никого не спас.
Tom helped rescue Mary.
Том допоміг врятувати Мері.
ruТом помог спасти Мэри.
I helped rescue Tom.
Я допоміг врятувати Тома.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English rescouen, from Old French rescoure, rescurre, rescorre; from Latin preFrom Middle English rescouen, from Old French rescoure, rescurre, rescorre; from Latin prefix re- (“re-”) + excutere (“to shake or drive out”), from ex (“out”) + quatiō (“to shake”). Displaced native Old English nerian.
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Forms
rescues, rescuing, rescued, rescuedSynonyms
9 synonyms- free from harm or evil:deliver
Antonyms
8 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
8 patterns- was rescued by
- trying to rescue
- the rescue team
- rescue workers
- rescue team
- rescued the child
- rescued by a
- to be rescued