Polyglot Dictionary

socorrer

/sokoˈxeɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
socorro
preterite (eu)
socorri
past participle
socorrido

Meaning

  1. to help

    • Socorreram o ferido.

      They helped the injured man.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

ajudar

ajudar is the general everyday word for "to help"; socorrer means to rescue or help urgently, in an emergency.

Similar in other languages

German

helfen

helfen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to help."

Spanish

auxiliar

auxiliar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to help."

Practice

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