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come to someone's rescue en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To rescue (or save) someone from further harm.
    • With the hosts not able to find their passes - everything that went forward was too heavy or too short - Terry once again had to come to his side's rescue after Davies had brilliantly nodded into the path of Elmander, who followed up swiftly with a deflected shot. 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC:
    • Huguette Diakabana remembers when she had to drop out of school at age 10 — until a mysterious donor came to her rescue. 2025 November 13, Kamala Thiagarajan, “If you're going to be kind to another human, today is the day to do it!”, in NPR:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
came to someone's rescue Tense=Past lexicographic
comes to someone's rescue Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
coming to someone's rescue Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
come to someone's rescue Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

come to someone's aid

Translations (4)

pl przyjść z pomocą (to rescue someone from further harm) · pl przychodzić z pomocą (to rescue someone from further harm) · mi piki (to rescue someone from further harm) · nl te hulp komen (to rescue someone from further harm)