🇬🇧🇪🇸 succour - ayuda : English Lesson

Meaning of "succour" ("ayuda"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Succour means the help, care, or comfort you give to someone who is in trouble, hurting, scared, or really needs support. When you offer succour, you don’t just fix a problem—you also help the person feel safer, calmer, and less alone.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I tried to bring succour to my sleepy brain with coffee‑flavoured cereal, but it just made me wide awake and confused at the same time.

In the middle of the spelling bee, my brain abandoned me, offering no succour at all as I spelled “cat” with a K.

My dog tried to give succour when I was sad by dropping a slobbery tennis ball directly onto my face.

I brought succour to my overworked stomach by eating a carrot…right after three slices of cake.

Grandma brought succour in the form of twelve cookies, which scientifically cured everyone’s bad mood.

At dusk, the small boat capsized and the child clung to a log. A fisherman waded in, his hands steady, offering succour, a quick succour as he hauled the child ashore. Neighbours ran with coats, cups of soup, and soft blankets—succour in warm hands. Even the stray dog nudged them—small succour. The child sobbed, then smiled at the succour.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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