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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024suc•cor /ˈsʌkɚ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- help;
relief; aid:providing succor to the wounded. v. [~ + object] - to help (someone who is in difficulty, need, or distress).
Also,[esp. Brit.,] ˈsuc•cour. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024suc•cor (suk′ər),USA pronunciation n. - help;
relief; aid; assistance. - a person or thing that gives help, relief, aid, etc.
v.t. - to help or relieve.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] suc′cour. - Medieval Latin succursus, equivalent. to Latin succur(rere) + -sus, var of -tus suffix of verb, verbal action
- Old French
- Latin succurrere to go beneath, run to help, equivalent. to suc- suc- + currere to run (see current); (noun, nominal) Middle English soc(o)ur, back formation from sucurs (taken as plural)
- Old French suc(c)urre, socorre
- (verb, verbal) Middle English sucuren 1250–1300
suc′cor•a•ble, adj. suc′cor•er, n. - 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged support.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See help.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: succour, US succor /ˈsʌkə/ n - help or assistance, esp in time of difficulty
- a person or thing that provides help
vb - (transitive) to give aid to
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French sucurir, from Latin succurrere to hurry to help, from sub- under + currere to run |