Succor — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

assistance in time of difficulty

help in a difficult situation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌkə/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈʌkɚ/.

Examples

the contributions provided some relief for the victims

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ministration relief succour

Parts of Speech

noun	assistance in time of difficulty “the contributions provided some relief for the victims”
verb	help in a difficult situation

Word Forms

succor	verb	help in a difficult situation
succour	verb	help in a difficult situation
minister	verb	attend to the wants and needs of others
succorer	noun	someone who gives help in times of need or distress or difficulty
succor	noun	assistance in time of difficulty
succourer	noun	someone who gives help in times of need or distress or difficulty
succour	noun	assistance in time of difficulty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beistand

Hilfe in schwierigen Zeiten

🇫🇷French

secours

assistance en période de difficulté

🇪🇸Spanish

socorro

asistencia en momentos de dificultad

🇮🇹Italian

soccorrere

assistenza nei momenti di difficoltà

🇳🇱Dutch

hulp

hulp in moeilijke tijden

🇵🇹Portuguese

socorrer

assistência em momento de dificuldade

🇷🇺Russian

помощь

помощь в трудную минуту

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परेशानी में सहायता

कठिनाई के समय सहायता

🇧🇩Bengali

সাহায্য

অসুবিধার সময় সহায়তা

🇮🇳Tamil

உதவி

கடினமான நேரத்தில் உதவி

🇮🇳Telugu

సహాయం

కష్ట సమయంలో సహాయం

🇮🇳Marathi

मदत

अडचणीच्या वेळी मदत

🇮🇳Gujarati

મદદ

મુશ્કેલીના સમયે મદદ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹಾಯ

ಕಷ್ಟದ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಹಾಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹായി

ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുള്ള സമയത്ത് സഹായം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹਾਇਤਾ

ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مدد

مشکل وقت میں مدد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

救助

困难时的援助

🇯🇵Japanese

援助

困難なときの援助

🇰🇷Korean

구조

어려울 때 도움

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giúp đỡ

hỗ trợ lúc khó khăn

🇹🇭Thai

การช่วยเหลือ

การช่วยเหลือในยามยากลำบาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

bantuan

bantuan pada saat kesulitan

🇵🇭Filipino

tulong

tulong sa oras ng kahirapan

🇲🇾Malay

pertolongan

bantuan semasa kesusahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عون

المساعدة في وقت الصعوبة

🇮🇷Persian

کمک

کمک در زمان سختی

🇹🇷Turkish

yardım

zor zamanlarda yardım

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִסעוֹד

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