Succour

//ˈsʌkə//

Synonyms for "succour" (25 found)

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Synonyms

2 entries

derived

6 entries

form of

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has context

3 entries

Translations

62 translations across 23 languages.

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Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • ἀρωγή noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • ἀρήγω verb (to give aid, assistance, or help)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • навременна помощ noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • подкрепление noun (aid or assistance in the form of military equipment and soldiers)

Catalan

2 entries
  • socors noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • socórrer verb (to give aid, assistance, or help)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 帮助 noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)

Cornish

1 entries
  • sokra verb (to give aid, assistance, or help)

Dutch

3 entries
  • assistentie noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • bijstand noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • bijstand verlenen verb (to give aid, assistance, or help)

French

2 entries
  • secours noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • secourir verb (to give aid, assistance, or help)

German

4 entries
  • Beistand noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • Hilfe noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • Unterstützung noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • beistehen verb (to give aid, assistance, or help)

Greek

1 entries
  • αρωγή verb (to give aid, assistance, or help)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • segedelem noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • segedelem noun (aid or assistance in the form of military equipment and soldiers)
  • segély noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • támogatás noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)

Ido

2 entries
  • sokurso noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • sokursar verb (to give aid, assistance, or help)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • bantu noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)

Italian

1 entries
  • soccorso noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)

Malay

1 entries
  • bantu noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • bistand noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • hjelp noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • hjelpetropper noun (aid or assistance in the form of military equipment and soldiers)
  • understøttelse noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • امداد noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • یاردم noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)

Polish

1 entries
  • sukurs noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • ajuda noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • assistência noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • socorro noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • socorrer verb (to give aid, assistance, or help)

Romanian

4 entries
  • ajutor noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • sprijin noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • ajuta verb (to give aid, assistance, or help)
  • sprijini verb (to give aid, assistance, or help)

Russian

4 entries
  • по́мощь noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • подде́ржка noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • подде́рживать verb (to give aid, assistance, or help)
  • утеша́ть verb (to give aid, assistance, or help)

Spanish

2 entries
  • socorro noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • socorrer verb (to give aid, assistance, or help)

Turkish

4 entries
  • imdat noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • yardım noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)
  • imdadına yetişmek verb (to give aid, assistance, or help)
  • yardıma gelmek verb (to give aid, assistance, or help)

Welsh

1 entries
  • ymgelez noun (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress)

Sample sentences

34 total sentences available.

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We have entreated Pan (whose statue stands beneath yonder pine, and whom you have never honoured even with a bunch of flowers) to succour Chloe, for he is more used to warfare than we are, and has often quitted his groves to join in the fray.

Source: tatoeba (6212759)

"Me hath Fortune willed / long tost, like you, through sufferings, here to rest / and find at length a refuge. Not unskilled / in woe, I learn to succour the distrest."

Source: tatoeba (6797929)

Now ſtands the Brere like a Lord alone, / Puffed up with pryde and vaine pleaſaunce: / But all this glee had no continuaunce. / For eftſoones Winter gan to approche, / The bluſtring Boreas did encroche, / And beate upon the ſolitarie Brere: / For nowe no ſuccour was ſeene him neere.

Source: wiktionary

His hand, that oft the enemy did lame, / He reach't to thoſe whoſe ſuccors were diſmayde; [...]

Source: wiktionary

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