駆かけつける

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駆けつける · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

rush to; hurry to; come running

Used when someone hurries to a place, often in response to an emergency, call, or urgent situation. Implies speed and purpose.

〈場ば所しょ〉に駆かけつけるto rush to a place
事じ故この現げん場ばに急いそいで駆かけつけた。
He rushed to the scene of the accident.
〈人ひと〉のもとに駆かけつけるto rush to someone's side
彼かれは病びょう気きの母ははのもとに駆かけつけた。
He hurried to his sick mother's side.
〈人ひと〉の助たすけに駆かけつけるto rush to help someone
友ゆう人じんの助たすけに駆かけつけた。
I rushed to help my friend.

急いそぐN5
急ぐ means to hurry or move quickly in general, while 駆けつける specifically means to rush to a particular place, often in response to an emergency.
走はしるN5
走る simply means to run without implying arrival anywhere in particular, whereas 駆けつける combines running with the sense of hurrying to reach a specific destination.

駆かけるN1
駆ける just means to run or gallop, while 駆けつける adds つける to mean running all the way to arrive somewhere, usually urgently.

Compound of 駆ける (to run, to dash) and 付ける (to arrive, to reach). The 付ける here is a suffix-like element indicating arrival at a destination.