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comes to someone's rescue

comes to someone's rescue is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come to someone's rescue.

Meaning of come to someone's rescue

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

Questions about comes to someone's rescue

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Comes to someone's rescue is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come to someone's rescue.

Words near comes to someone's rescue in the dictionary

  1. comes to order
  2. comes to pass
  3. comes to power
  4. comes to rest
  5. comes to someone's aid
  6. comes to someone's rescue
  7. comes to terms
  8. comes to terms with
  9. comes to time
  10. comes together
  11. comes true

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