Rescue — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

recovery or preservation from loss or danger

free from harm or evil

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛskjuː/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛskjuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛskjuː/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈɛskjuː/.

Examples

work is the deliverance of mankind
a surgeon's job is the saving of lives
rescue prisoners

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deliver saving deliverance delivery

Parts of Speech

noun	recovery or preservation from loss or danger “work is the deliverance of mankind”
verb	free from harm or evil
verb	take forcibly from legal custody “rescue prisoners”

Word Forms

rescue	verb	free from harm or evil
deliver	verb	free from harm or evil
rescue	noun	recovery or preservation from loss or danger
rescuer	noun	a person who rescues you from harm or danger
deliverer	noun	a person who rescues you from harm or danger
delivery	noun	recovery or preservation from loss or danger
deliverance	noun	recovery or preservation from loss or danger

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rettung

Wiederherstellung oder Bewahrung vor Verlust oder Gefahr

🇫🇷French

sauvetage

récupération ou préservation contre la perte ou le danger

🇪🇸Spanish

rescate

recuperación o preservación de pérdida o peligro

🇮🇹Italian

salvare

recupero o preservazione da perdita o pericolo

🇳🇱Dutch

redden

herstel of bewaring tegen verlies of gevaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

resgatar

recuperação ou preservação de perda ou perigo

🇷🇺Russian

спасать

восстановление или сохранение от утраты или опасности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बचाव

हानि या खतरे से उबरना या बचाना

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্ধার

ক্ষতি বা বিপদ থেকে পুনরুদ্ধার বা সংরক্ষণ

🇮🇳Tamil

மீட்பு

இழப்பு அல்லது ஆபத்திலிருந்து மீட்பு அல்லது பாதுகாத்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

రక్షించు

నష్టం లేదా ప్రమాదం నుండి కోలుకోవడం లేదా సంరక్షించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

बचाव

नुकसान किंवा धोक्यापासून पुनर्प्राप्ती किंवा संरक्षण

🇮🇳Gujarati

બચાવ

નુકસાન અથવા જોખમમાંથી પુનઃપ્રાપ્તિ અથવા બચાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಾರುಗಾಣಿಕಾ

ನಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಅಪಾಯದಿಂದ ಚೇತರಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂರಕ್ಷಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രക്ഷാപ്രവർത്തനം

നഷ്ടത്തിൽ നിന്നോ അപകടത്തിൽ നിന്നോ വീണ്ടെടുക്കൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സംരക്ഷിക്കൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਚਾਅ

ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਖ਼ਤਰੇ ਤੋਂ ਰਿਕਵਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਬਚਾਅ

🇵🇰Urdu

بچاؤ

نقصان یا خطرے سے بحالی یا تحفظ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

救援

从损失或危险中恢复或保存

🇯🇵Japanese

レスキュー

紛失または危険からの回復または保存

🇰🇷Korean

구조하다

손실이나 위험으로부터의 복구 또는 보존

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giải thoát

phục hồi hoặc bảo vệ khỏi mất mát hoặc nguy hiểm

🇹🇭Thai

กู้ภัย

การฟื้นตัวหรือการสงวนไม่ให้สูญหายหรืออันตราย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyelamatkan

pemulihan atau pelestarian dari kehilangan atau bahaya

🇵🇭Filipino

iligtas

pagbawi o pangangalaga mula sa pagkawala o panganib

🇲🇾Malay

menyelamat

pemulihan atau pemeliharaan daripada kehilangan atau bahaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ينقذ

التعافي أو الحفظ من الفقدان أو الخطر

🇮🇷Persian

نجات

بازیابی یا حفظ از ضرر یا خطر

🇹🇷Turkish

kurtarmak

kayıp veya tehlikeden kurtarma veya koruma

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַצִיל

החלמה או שימור מאובדן או סכנה

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