retten
Meaning
to save, to rescue
Concepts
save
rescue
salvage
salve
receive
recover
help out of
defend
keep
deserves
make the best of a bad job
bail out
free
rescue from
offer
extricate
check
put a stop to
stop
ransom
escape
make safe
carry through
redeem
retrieve
aid
help
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁɛtn̩/
Etymology
From Middle High German retten, from Old High German hretten or retten, from Proto-West Germanic *hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną (“to save, rescue”). Cognate with Dutch redden, English redd and rid, Polish ratować. More at redd, rid.
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