soccorrere

Soccorrere is an Italian transitive verb that means to come to someone’s aid, to help in an emergency, or to rescue. It is used when a person, group, or service provides assistance to someone in danger or distress, often in situations requiring urgent intervention or medical or technical help. The verb is commonly found in contexts such as medical emergencies, firefighting, police operations, or charitable aid, and it is paired with a direct object referring to the person or situation aided.

Etymology and related forms: soccorrere derives from soccorso, the noun for rescue or aid, which in turn comes from Latin succurrere, meaning to run to help. The noun soccorso is widely used in everyday language (for example, emergency rescue), and soccorritore refers to the rescuer or aid worker.

Usage notes: In everyday Italian, soccorrere is used to describe the action of providing aid or rescue. It is common in news reporting, official communications, and emergency-service discourse. Related terms include soccorso (the act or instance of rescue) and soccorritore (the person who performs the rescue). The verb generally takes a direct object that denotes the person or group being helped, and it appears in various tenses like other -ere verbs.

See also: soccorso, soccorritore, soccorso sanitario. The term is part of a broader family of expressions related to emergency assistance and humanitarian aid, reflecting its role in public safety and welfare contexts.