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to rescue
01
to save a person or thing from danger, harm, or a bad situation
Transitive: to rescue sb/sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
rescue
3rd person singular
rescues
Present participle
rescuing
Past simple
rescued
Past participle
rescued
Examples
Firefighters rushed to rescue the trapped individuals from the burning building.
02
to forcibly take someone out of custody or from a dangerous situation
Transitive: to rescue someone in custody
Examples
The soldiers planned a daring mission to rescue the hostage from enemy captivity.
Rescue
Lexical Tree
rescued
rescuer
rescue
