lifesaving

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈlaɪfˌseɪvɪŋ/ UK /ˈlaɪfˌseɪvɪŋ/ See IPA manual

adj noun

Meanings

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adj
serving to save lives; the skill of rescuing people from drowning

The clinic provided lifesaving treatment to the victims.

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Synonyms

1 adj · serving to save lives; the... rescuinglifeguardingsaving

Opposites

fatal deadly lethal

Word family

Related forms life save lifesaver

Etymology

A compound of life (Old English līf) and saving (from save, via Old French sauver, from Late Latin salvāre 'to save').

līf Old English salvāre Latin

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# lifesaving

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈlaɪfˌseɪvɪŋ
**IPA (UK):** ˈlaɪfˌseɪvɪŋ

## Meanings
1. serving to save lives; the skill of rescuing people from drowning

## Examples
- The clinic provided lifesaving treatment to the victims.

## Synonyms
- rescuing
- lifeguarding
- saving

## Antonyms
- fatal
- deadly
- lethal

## Related Forms
- life
- save
- lifesaver

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: līf
- Root: salvāre

## Etymology
A compound of life (Old English līf) and saving (from save, via Old French sauver, from Late Latin salvāre 'to save').

## AI Etymology
Lifesaving is a compound of life (Old English līf) and saving (from save, via Old French sauver, from Late Latin salvāre 'to save'). The etymological trail includes Old English līf, Latin salvāre. The same word family includes life, save, lifesaver. Its current adjective use means "serving to save lives; the skill of rescuing people from drowning".

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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