Meaning of "succour" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUCCOUR

From Old French sucurir, from Latin succurrere to hurry to help, from sub- under + currere to run.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SUCCOUR

succour  [ˈsʌkə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUCCOUR

Succour is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb succour in English.

WHAT DOES SUCCOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Humanitarian aid

Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises including natural disaster and man-made disaster. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity. It may therefore be distinguished from development aid, which seeks to address the underlying socioeconomic factors which may have led to a crisis or emergency. According to The Overseas Development Institute, a London-based research establishment, whose findings were released in April 2009 in the paper 'Providing aid in insecure environments:2009 Update', the most lethal year in the history of humanitarianism was 2008, in which 122 aid workers were murdered and 260 assaulted. Those countries deemed least safe were Somalia and Afghanistan. In 2012, Humanitarian Outcomes reports that the countries with the highest incidents were: Afghanistan, South Sudan, Syria, Pakistan and Somalia.

Definition of succour in the English dictionary

The first definition of succour in the dictionary is help or assistance, esp in time of difficulty. Other definition of succour is a person or thing that provides help. Succour is also to give aid to.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUCCOUR

PRESENT

Present

I succour

you succour

he/she/it succours

we succour

you succour

they succour

Present continuous

I am succouring

you are succouring

he/she/it is succouring

we are succouring

you are succouring

they are succouring

Present perfect

I have succoured

you have succoured

he/she/it has succoured

we have succoured

you have succoured

they have succoured

Present perfect continuous

I have been succouring

you have been succouring

he/she/it has been succouring

we have been succouring

you have been succouring

they have been succouring

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I succoured

you succoured

he/she/it succoured

we succoured

you succoured

they succoured

Past continuous

I was succouring

you were succouring

he/she/it was succouring

we were succouring

you were succouring

they were succouring

Past perfect

I had succoured

you had succoured

he/she/it had succoured

we had succoured

you had succoured

they had succoured

Past perfect continuous

I had been succouring

you had been succouring

he/she/it had been succouring

we had been succouring

you had been succouring

they had been succouring

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will succour

you will succour

he/she/it will succour

we will succour

you will succour

they will succour

Future continuous

I will be succouring

you will be succouring

he/she/it will be succouring

we will be succouring

you will be succouring

they will be succouring

Future perfect

I will have succoured

you will have succoured

he/she/it will have succoured

we will have succoured

you will have succoured

they will have succoured

Future perfect continuous

I will have been succouring

you will have been succouring

he/she/it will have been succouring

we will have been succouring

you will have been succouring

they will have been succouring

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would succour

you would succour

he/she/it would succour

we would succour

you would succour

they would succour

Conditional continuous

I would be succouring

you would be succouring

he/she/it would be succouring

we would be succouring

you would be succouring

they would be succouring

Conditional perfect

I would have succour

you would have succour

he/she/it would have succour

we would have succour

you would have succour

they would have succour

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been succouring

you would have been succouring

he/she/it would have been succouring

we would have been succouring

you would have been succouring

they would have been succouring

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you succour
we let´s succour
you succour

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to succour

Past participle

succoured

Present Participle

succouring

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SUCCOUR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «succour» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of succour

aid · assist · assistance · befriend · comfort · encourage · foster · help · nurse · relief · relieve · support

TRANSLATION OF SUCCOUR

Find out the translation of succour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of succour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «succour» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 救助
• Translator English - Spanish: socorro
• English: succour
• Translator English - Hindi: राहत
• Translator English - Arabic: عون
• Translator English - Russian: помогай
• Translator English - Portuguese: socorro
• Translator English - Bengali: ত্রাণ
• Translator English - French: secours
• Translator English - Malay: Pertolongan
• Translator English - German: Beistand
• Translator English - Japanese: 援助
• Translator English - Korean: 원조자
• Translator English - Javanese: Succor
• Translator English - Vietnamese: giúp đở
• Translator English - Tamil: ஒத்தாசை
• Translator English - Marathi: मदत
• Translator English - Turkish: imdat
• Translator English - Italian: soccorso
• Translator English - Polish: sukurs
• Translator English - Ukrainian: допомагай
• Translator English - Romanian: înlesnire
• Translator English - Greek: αρωγή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: hulp kom
• Translator English - Swedish: succor
• Translator English - Norwegian: succour

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUCCOUR»

Discover the use of succour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to succour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Ephphatha

Dont try to get out of the maze, Be still, trust, trust, and the maze Will vanish by the word. For seek seeker, and you will find.

T. L. C Succour, 2008

A body of practical divinity, consisting of above one ...

18., " In that he himself hath suffered, being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted." The Greek word to succour, signifies to run speedily to one's help: so fierce is Satan, so frail is man, that Christ, who is God- man, runs speedily ...

Thomas Watson, 1838

English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...

or help him out of a difficulty ; we astist in order to forward a scheme, or we astist a person in the time of his embarrassment ; we aid a good cause, or we aid a person to make his escape; we succour a person who is in danger ; we relieve him ...

George Crabb, 1818

English synonymes explained with illustrations and exemples ...

To succour is a s ecies of immediate assistance, whicli is given on the spur of the occasion;. the good Samaritan went to the succour of the man who had fallen among thieves: so in like manner we may succour one who calls us by his cries; ...

George Crabb, 1824

English synonymes explained in alphabetical order

1550 HELP. or help him out of a difliculty; we assist in order to forward a scheme, or we assist a person in the time of his embarrassment ; we aid is good muse, or we aid a person to make his escape; we succour a rson who is in danger; we ...

Crabb George

The Works of the William Bridge

Did Christ come and succour you ? and will you not succour yourselves? Is his heart full of' succour toward you? and will not you own it? The Lord rebuke our unhelief. Thirdly, If Jesus Christ be a succouring Christ: then let us be succouring  ...

W. Bridge

The Complete Concordance to Shakspeare: Being a Verbal Index ...

4 whom of succour we entreated . . .. .. Henry 1'. iii. 3 dismaved, for succour is at hand .. ..l Henry VI. l. 2 U sent some succour to the distressed iv. 3 the levied suocours that should iv. 4 send succours, lords, and stop.. .. . .2Henry VI. iii. God, our ...

‎1845

English Synonymes Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...

The wickedness of a loose or profane author is more arruciovi than that of the giddy libertine. Johnson. TO HELP, ASSIST, AID, SUCCOUR, RELIEVE. HELP, in Saxon fielpan, German helfen, Teutonic heilfen, from heil whole, is connected with ...

George Crabb, 1846

Devotions to Our Lady Perpetual Succour

Contains the best known prayers to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Catholic Truth Society (Great Britain), 1997

All Four Vedas

MAY he who hath his home with strength, the Mighty, the King supreme of earth and spacious heaven, Lord of true power, to he invoked in battles,−may Indra, girt by Maruts, be our succour. 2 Whose way is unattainable like Surya's: he in each ...

IslamKotob

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUCCOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term succour is used in the context of the following news items.

Succour for kidney patients

The district panchayat is mobilising funds through schools to help kidney patients on August 5. The Sneha Jyothi Kidney Patients' Welfare Society, formed under ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

In Kenya jail, awaiting succour

The phone call ended abruptly. Without a warning his voice turned feeble as 56-year-old Prabhakaran Nair's words were caught in his throat talking about his ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

Chinese investors bank on state succour

Chinese investors bank on state succour. 17 Jul 2015 00:00 Bloomberg. Policymakers have gone to unprecedented lengths to prop up stocks struggling after the ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»

Zuma's speech no succour for Marikana widows

Zuma's speech no succour for Marikana widows ... of sections of the Marikana report provided no succour for those traumatised by their loved ones' deaths. «Mail & Guardian Online, Jun 15»

SUCCOUR: Al-Makura Takes Custody Of 6-year-old Disabled Boy

Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State yesterday took custody of a six-year-old physically challenged boy, Samaila Dantani, and promised to ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jun 15»

Tito Satya stars provide succour

JUN 04 - Deepak Raj Giri and Deepa Shree Niraula , the directors of the popular TV show Tito Satya, have been entertaining and counselling school students ... «E Kantipur, Jun 15»

Funeral of Bill O'Herlihy takes place in Dublin

The congregation at a packed Our Lady of Perpetual Succour in Foxrock, Dublin included President Michael D Higgins and well-known figures from the worlds ... «Irish Times, May 15»

34 market fire victims get succour in Delta

FOR 34 women who lost all their merchandise in a late night fire at the popular Ogbe-Ijoh Market, Warri South West Local Council of Delta State, on April 18, ... «The Guardian Nigeria, May 15»

Starry succour

Videos · News · Sports · Entertainment · HomeOthersSunday Read. Starry succour. By Ali Peter JohnAli Peter John, Mumbai Mirror | May 17, 2015, 01.00 AM IST ... «Mumbai Mirror, May 15»

Eco-tourism brings succour to tribespeople

The community-based eco-tourism now being practised at the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve with the active involvement of 234 members of six tribal settlements ... «The Hindu, May 15»