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come to someone's rescue

come to someone's rescue verb: to rescue (or save) someone from further harm.

Verb

come to someone's rescue (third-person singular simple present comes to someone's rescue, present participle coming to someone's rescue, simple past came to someone's rescue, past participle come to someone's rescue)

  1. (idiomatic) To rescue (or save) someone from further harm.
    • With the hosts not able to find their passes - everything that went forward was too heavy or too short - Terry once again had to come to his side's rescue after Davies had brilliantly nodded into the path of Elmander, who followed up swiftly with a deflected shot.2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC
    • Huguette Diakabana remembers when she had to drop out of school at age 10 — until a mysterious donor came to her rescue.2025 November 13, Kamala Thiagarajan, “If you're going to be kind to another human, today is the day to do it!”, in NPR

Forms of come to someone's rescue

third-person singular presentcomes to someone's rescue
present participlecoming to someone's rescue
pastcame to someone's rescue
past participlecome to someone's rescue

Questions about come to someone's rescue

What does come to someone's rescue mean?
Come to someone's rescue means to rescue (or save) someone from further harm.
What part of speech is come to someone's rescue?
Come to someone's rescue is a verb.
What is the past tense of come to someone's rescue?
The past tense of come to someone's rescue is came to someone's rescue.

Words near come to someone's rescue in the dictionary

  1. come to papa
  2. come to pass
  3. come to power
  4. come to rest
  5. come to someone's aid
  6. come to someone's rescue
  7. come to terms
  8. come to terms with
  9. come to that
  10. come to the party
  11. come to the scratch

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