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to save; to rescue; to spare
to help; to assist
to support (financially); to contribute (to); to provide aid
to facilitate; to stimulate; to promote; to contribute to
溺れている子供を近くの人が援けてくれた。
A nearby person rescued the drowning child.
困っている人を見たら援けるべきだと思う。
I think you should help people in trouble when you see them.
溺れている子供を援けた。
I rescued the drowning child.