rescue
verb (used with object)
to free or deliver from confinement, danger, or difficulty: She rescued me from an awkward conversation.
rescued
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past participleof rescue.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof rescue.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
rescueverb (used with object)to free or deliver from confinement, danger, or difficulty: She rescued me from an awkward conversation.
Example Sentences
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DHL Express transported four rescued manatees from zoos in Ohio to Florida.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
And in the neighbouring Kocaeli province, a stream overflowed in Gebze district, sweeping away a driver who was later rescued by emergency workers with ropes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Two others on the flight were rescued from the water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Indonesian authorities rescued 46 orangutans from fires in August and September.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
I couldn’t save him and I was drowning, too, but my mother rescued me.”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
