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Definition of “save”

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1save1 (seɪvPronunciation for save1) 

Definitions

verb

  1. (tr) to rescue, preserve, or guard (a person or thing) from danger or harm
  2. to avoid the spending, waste, or loss of (money, possessions, etc)
  3. (tr) to deliver from sin; redeem
  4. (often foll by up) to set aside or reserve (money, goods, etc) for future use
  5. (tr) to treat with care so as to avoid or lessen wear or degeneration  ⇒ use a good light to save your eyes 
  6. (tr) to prevent the necessity for; obviate the trouble of  ⇒ good work now will save future revision 
  7. (tr) sport to prevent (a goal) by stopping (a struck ball or puck)
  8. (intr) mainly US (of food) to admit of preservation; keep

noun

  1. sport the act of saving a goal
  2. computing an instruction to write information from the memory onto a tape or disk

Alternative Forms

ˈsavable ˈsaveable adjective ˈsavableness ˈsaveableness noun ˈsaver noun

Word Origin

C13: from Old French salver,  via Late Latin from Latin salvus safe

Synonyms

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= rescue, free, release, deliver, recover, get out, liberate, salvage, redeem, bail out, come to someone's rescue set free save the life of extricate, save someone's bacon,
= keep, reserve, set aside, store, collect, gather, hold, hoard, hide away, lay by, put by, salt away, treasure up, keep up your sleeve put aside for a rainy day
= protect, keep, guard, preserve, look after, take care of, safeguard, salvage, conserve, keep safe
= budget, be economical economize, scrimp and save retrench, be frugal make economies be thrifty tighten your belt watch your pennies draw in your horns
= put aside, keep, reserve, collect, retain, set aside, amass, put by,
= prevent, avoid, spare, rule out, avert, forestall, obviate, make unnecessary
= apart from, but, other than, excluding, besides, except for, aside from, not counting,

2save2 (seɪvPronunciation for save2) archaic or literary 

Definitions

preposition

  1.  Also saving(often foll by for) with the exception of

conjunction

  1. but; except

Word Origin

C13 sauf,  from Old French, from Latin salvō,  from salvus safe

Sava (ˈsɑːvəPronunciation for Sava)  or Save (sɑːvPronunciation for Save) 

Definitions

noun

  1. a river in SE Europe, rising in NW Slovenia and flowing east and south to the Danube at Belgrade. Length: 940 km (584 miles)

Translations

  • British English: save Pronunciation for save If you save someone or something, you help them to escape from danger.He saved the boy from drowning.seɪv VERB He saved the boy from drowning.
  • Spanish: salvar Pronunciation for salvar v
  • French: sauver Pronunciation for sauver vt
  • German: retten Pronunciation for retten v
  • Chinese: 救Pronunciation for 救 v
  • Arabic: يُنْقِذُPronunciation for يُنْقِذُ v
  • Portuguese: salvarPronunciation for salvar v
  • Russian: сохранятьPronunciation for сохранять v
  • Croatian: štedjetiPronunciation for štedjeti v
  • Czech: zachránitPronunciation for zachránit v zachraňovat
  • Danish: gemmePronunciation for gemme v
  • Dutch: opslaanPronunciation for opslaan v
  • Finnish: pelastaaPronunciation for pelastaa v
  • Greek: σώζωPronunciation for σώζω v
  • Italian: salvarePronunciation for salvare v
  • Japanese: 救うPronunciation for 救う v
  • Korean: 구해주다Pronunciation for 구해주다 v
  • Norwegian: sparePronunciation for spare v
  • Polish: uratowaćPronunciation for uratować v ratować
  • Brazilian Portuguese: salvarPronunciation for salvar v
  • European Spanish: salvar Pronunciation for salvar v
  • Swedish: sparaPronunciation for spara v
  • Thai: ช่วยชีวิตPronunciation for ช่วยชีวิต v
  • Turkish: kurtarmakPronunciation for kurtarmak v
  • Vietnamese: cứuPronunciation for cứu v
  • British English: save If you save something, you keep it because you will need it later.She was saving her money.seɪv VERB She was saving her money.
  • French: garder vt
  • Arabic: يُوَفِّرُ v
  • Brazilian Portuguese: poupar vt

Usage examples

  • All he could see was the river around him, the water completely dark save where it rushed in white rapids around his knees.
    Garth Nix, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
  • Advertisment Your saved searches & email alerts In order to save your searches permanently you need to register!
    Country Life (2004)
  • A dipping shot from the boot of Kevin McHugh was deflected but the agile Stephen O'Brien made a marvellous save.
    Irish Times (2002)
  • The long battle to save several leading flocks of South Country Cheviot sheep in the Langholm area has only been partially successful.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • Twice a day, Grant (to save money) took the streetcar to Douglas's office where the latter sprayed his throat with cocaine.
    Jim Leavesley, George Biro, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)

Commonness

All English words that begin with 'S'

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