rescue

«rescue» in Mova's school dictionary: To save someone or something from danger or harm, or from… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (rescue, rescues, rescued, rescuing); noun (a rescue, rescues)

meaning for a pupil

1) To save someone or something from danger or harm, or from a bad situation. tree →

2) As a noun, a rescue is the act of saving someone. tree →

3) A rescue animal is a pet taken in from a shelter after being lost, hurt or unwanted. tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety lessons, rescue is done by trained people: lifeguards, firefighters, coastguards and mountain rescue teams. If someone is in trouble in water, do not jump in; shout for help, call the emergency number, and throw something that floats ("reach or throw, don't go"). In stories, heroes come to the rescue. In everyday life, families adopt rescue dogs and cats. Phrases: "come to the rescue", "rescue team", "rescue dog", "sea rescue", "mountain rescue", "rescue someone from".

examples

• The firefighters rescued the cat from the tree. tree →
• The lifeguard rescued a swimmer who was in trouble. tree →
• Our dog is a rescue from the animal shelter. tree →
• Don't jump in to rescue someone; throw them something that floats. tree →
• The helicopter flew in for a sea rescue. tree →
• Mum came to the rescue with plasters. tree →
• The rescue team found the lost hikers. tree →
• Knights in stories often rescue people from dragons. tree →
• Lord Raiko ordered Kintaro to the rescue. tree →

note

Spelling: rescue drops the e before -ing: rescuing; past: rescued. Person: rescuer. In emergencies call 911 (USA, Canada), 999 (UK, Ireland also 112), 000 (Australia) or 111 (New Zealand). Your own safety comes first.

In the corpora

• Zoos keep rescue groups of rare frogs in clean rooms until the wild is safe again.
• Rescue dogs can smell a person buried under snow or rubble and can search an area much faster than a line of people.
• Rescue centres care for animals that are lost or given up, and these animals need new homes.
• If you find an injured wild bird, tell an adult who can call a wildlife rescue, because wild animals need special care.
• Older animals often wait the longest at rescue centres, though they are usually calm, trained and happy with a quiet life.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rescue» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.