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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
rescue
/ˈɹɛs.kjuː/
verb1 of 2
to save something from danger or harm
- “The search and rescue team will arrive in the morning.”Tatoeba
- “We criticized the photographer for not rescuing the child first.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
A liberation, freeing.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)