rescue - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

rescue · ​. [uncountable] the act of saving somebody/something from a dangerous or difficult situation; the fact of being saved. We had given up hope of rescue. Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofrescuenounfromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary rescuenoun  /ˈreskjuː/ /ˈreskjuː/ jumptootherresults  [uncountable]theactofsavingsomebody/somethingfromadangerousordifficultsituation;thefactofbeingsavedWehadgivenuphopeofrescue.Awealthybenefactorcametotheirrescuewithagenerousdonation.arescueoperation/missionamountainrescueteamrescuehelicopters/boats/workersTheUnitedNationsishelpingtocoordinaterescueefforts.ExtraExamplesarescueattemptHerwailsofdistressbroughthimrunningfromthehouse,likeaknighttotherescue.NewZealandfireandrescueservicescarriedoutseveralextensivesearchesforsurvivors.Noonecametotheirrescueuntilthefollowingday.Thenavyareonasearchandrescuemission.afinancialrescuepackageforthecompanyananimalrescuecentrehisrescuefromaburningbuildingtherescueofamanfromaburningbuildingTopicsDangerb2,Warandconflictb2OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadjectivedramaticdaringemergency…verb+rescueattemptcometogoto…rescue+nounattempteffortmission…prepositiontosomebody’s/​therescuerescue fromrescue of…phrasesfireandrescuesearchandrescueSeefullentry Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp.  [countable]anoccasionwhensomebody/somethingissavedfromadangerousordifficultsituationTenfishermenweresavedinadaringsearescue.Herownboatcapsizedaftersheattemptedarescue.TopicsDangerb2,Warandconflictb2OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadjectivedramaticdaringemergency…verb+rescueattemptcometogoto…rescue+nounattempteffortmission…prepositiontosomebody’s/​therescuerescue fromrescue of…phrasesfireandrescuesearchandrescueSeefullentryWordOriginMiddleEnglish:fromOldFrenchrescourefromLatinre-(expressingintensiveforce)+excutere‘shakeout,discard’.SeerescueintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionarySeerescueintheOxfordLearner'sDictionaryofAcademicEnglishCheckpronunciation: rescue Otherresults Allmatches rescueverb rescueworkernoun air-searescuenoun rescueandresuscitation Nearbywords rescissionnoun rescueverb rescuenoun rescuernoun rescueworkernoun inspiration noun     FromtheWordlist Oxford5000 C1 OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay