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succour — British English spelling of SUCCOR (Cf. succor) (q.v.); for spelling, see OR (Cf. or) … Etymology dictionary
succour — a rather formal word meaning ‘aid or assistance, especially in time of need’, is spelt our in BrE and succor in AmE … Modern English usage
succour — (US succor) ► NOUN ▪ assistance and support in times of hardship and distress. ► VERB ▪ give assistance to. ORIGIN Latin succursus, from succurrere run to the help of … English terms dictionary
succour — [[t]sʌ̱kə(r)[/t]] succours, succouring, succoured (in AM, use succor) 1) N UNCOUNT Succour is help given to people who are suffering or in difficulties. [FORMAL] ...Italy s commitment to give succour to populations involved in an absurd conflict … English dictionary
succour — suc|cour1 BrE succor AmE [ˈsʌkə US ər] n [U] literary help and sympathy that is given to someone ▪ They give succour to the victims of war. succour 2 succour2 BrE succor AmE v [T] literary to give help and sympathy someone … Dictionary of contemporary English
succour — I UK [ˈsʌkə(r)] / US [ˈsʌkər] verb [transitive] Word forms succour : present tense I/you/we/they succour he/she/it succours present participle succouring past tense succoured past participle succoured literary to help someone II UK [ˈsʌkə(r)] /… … English dictionary
succour — Succor Suc cor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Succored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Succoring}.] [OE. socouren, OF. sucurre, soucourre, secorre, F. secourir, L. succurrere, succursum, to run under, run to the aid of, help, succor; sub under + currere to run. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
succour — [13] If you succour someone, you are literally ‘running under’ them. The word comes via Old French socorre from Latin succurrere, a compound verb formed from the prefix sub ‘under’ and currere ‘run’ (source of English courier, course, current,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
Succour (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Succour Type = Studio album Artist = Seefeel Released = 1995 Recorded = 1994 1995 Genre = Electronic music, Experimental rock, Drone music Length = 61:47 Label = Warp Records Last album = Quique (1993) This album = Succour… … Wikipedia
succour — chiefly British variant of succor … New Collegiate Dictionary
