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    /sāv/

    verb

    • 1. keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger: "she saved a boy from drowning" Similar rescuecome to someone's rescuesave someone's lifecome to someone's aidOpposite endanger
    • 2. keep and store up (something, especially money) for future use: "she had never been able to save much from her salary" Similar put asideset asidelay asideput byOpposite wastefritter awayuse up

    noun

    • 1. an instance of a relief pitcher saving a game.
    • 2. an act of saving data to a storage location, usually the hard drive: "the recovery feature enables you to retrieve most of the edits you made since the last save"
  2. Definitions of save. verb. bring into safety. synonyms: bring through, carry through, pull through. see more. verb. save from ruin, destruction, or harm. synonyms: relieve, salvage, salve. see more. verb. save from sins. synonyms: deliver, redeem. verb. refrain from harming. synonyms: spare. see more. noun.

  3. to help someone avoid having to do something: We'll eat in a restaurant - it'll save you having to cook. save files/work, etc. A2. to store work or information electronically on or from a computer. save a goal. to prevent a player from scoring a goal: He saved two goals in the last minute of the game. See also.

  4. [intransitive, transitive] to keep money instead of spending it, especially in order to buy a particular thing. I'm not very good at saving. We scrimp and save to send our children to a private school. I'm saving up to buy a new car. save for something I'm saving for a new bike.

  5. verb. /seɪv/ Verb Forms. keep safe. [transitive] to keep someone or something safe from death, harm, loss, etc. save somebody/something to save someone's life Doctors were unable to save her. He's trying to save their marriage. She needs to win the next two games to save the match. (figurative) Thanks for doing that.

  6. 3 days ago · 1. verb. If you save someone or something, you help them to avoid harm or to escape from a dangerous or unpleasant situation. ...a final attempt to save 40,000 jobs in the troubled aero industry. [VERB noun] One man was still missing last night after the Belgian trawler Lucky capsized off the Dutch coast.

  7. verb (used without object), saved, sav·ing. to lay up money as the result of economy or thrift. to be economical in expenditure. to preserve something from harm, injury, loss, etc. to keep or last without spoiling, as food. See more. noun. an act or instance of saving, especially in sports: The goalie guarded the net well and made a crucial save.

  8. 1. a. To rescue from harm, danger, or loss: The lifeguard saved the struggling swimmer. b. To prevent from dying: The doctors saved the patient. c. To set free from the consequences of sin; redeem: prayed to save his soul. 2. To keep in a safe or healthy condition: God save King Richard! 3. a.

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