Definition
Saved someone from danger or a difficult situation.
Etymology
From Old French 'rescourre' (to recover), combining 're-' (again) and 'excutere' (to shake out). The meaning evolved from physically pulling someone to safety into a broader sense of helping anyone in trouble.
Kelly Says
The word 'rescue' entered English through French-speaking Normans after 1066, but interestingly, the root 'excutere' means 'to shake'—so rescuing someone originally meant literally shaking them free from danger.
Translations
CSČeština
zachráněn
za-khr-a-nen
DEDeutsch
gerettet
ge-ret-et
ELΕλληνικά
σωσμένος
so-smo-men
ESEspañol
salvado
sal-va-do
FAفارسی
نجات یافت
naja-t ya-fat
FISuomi
pelastettu
pe-la-ste-ttu
GUGU
સુરક્ષિત
su-ruk-shit
HIहिन्दी
बचाया गया
ba-cha-ya ga-ya
HUMagyar
megmentve
me-g-ment-ve
IDBahasa Indonesia
diselamatkan
di-se-la-mat-kan
ITItaliano
salvato
sal-va-to
KMKM
បានរក្សា
ba-an-rok-sa
MRMR
संरक्षित
san-rak-shit
MSBahasa Melayu
diselamatkan
di-se-la-mat-kan
NLNederlands
gered
ge-red
PLPolski
ratowany
ra-to-wa-ny
SWKiswahili
ameli
a-me-li
TAதமிழ்
காப்பாற்றப்பட்ட
ka-pa-ar-rat-pat
TEతెలుగు
రక్షించారు
raksha-n-cha-ru
TRTürkçe
kurtarıldı
kurt-a-ril-di
UKУкраїнська
врятований
vrya-to-va-nyi
URاردو
بچایا گیا
ba-cha-ya ga-ya
VITiếng Việt
được cứu
duoc-cuu