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verb | noun rescuerescue1 /ˈrɛskyu/ ●●○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYrescue1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French rescourre, from escourre to shake out, from Latin excutere VERB TABLErescue |
Present | I, you, we, they | rescue | | he, she, it | rescues | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | rescued | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have rescued | | he, she, it | has rescued | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had rescued | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will rescue | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have rescued |
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Present | I | am rescuing | | he, she, it | is rescuing | | you, we, they | are rescuing | Past | I, he, she, it | was rescuing | | you, we, they | were rescuing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been rescuing | | he, she, it | has been rescuing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been rescuing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be rescuing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been rescuing |
1 to save someone or something from a dangerous or unpleasant situation: Survivors were rescued by helicopter.rescue somebody/something from something She died trying to rescue her children from the blaze.2to prevent a business or plan from failing: The policy is designed to rescue failing businesses. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French rescourre, from escourre to shake out, from Latin excutere]—rescuer noun [countable] verb | noun rescuerescue2 ●●○ noun [countable] ► rescue team/boat/equipment etc. Rescue workers arrived almost immediately. ► rescue attempt/effort/operation etc. a military rescue mission 1an occasion when someone or something is rescued from danger: rescue of Storms delayed the rescue of the crash victims.rescue team/boat/equipment etc. Rescue workers arrived almost immediately.rescue attempt/effort/operation etc. a military rescue mission2come to the/somebody’s rescue a)to help someone who is having problems or difficulties: My brother came to the rescue and sent me $1,000. b)to save someone who is in a dangerous situation |