save

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To keep someone or something safe from harm or danger.

   She was saved from drowning by a passer-by.

2. 2
   verb

   To keep money instead of spending it, so you can use it later.

   We are saving for a holiday next summer.

3. 3
   verb

   To keep something to use or enjoy later.

   I saved the old family photographs in a drawer.

4. 4
   verb

   To avoid wasting time, money, or effort.

   Taking the train will save us a lot of money.

5. 5
   noun

   In sport, the act of stopping the other team from scoring.

   The goalkeeper made a brilliant save in the last minute.

Common collocations

• save a seat Verb + noun
• save water Verb + noun
• save a life Verb + noun
• save a place Verb + noun
• save space Verb + noun
• save the planet Verb + noun
• save the world Verb + noun
• brilliant save Adjective + noun
• make a save Verb + noun
• save a marriage Verb + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *sl̥h₂-wós Proto-Italic *salawos Latin salvus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin salvō Latin salvāre Old French sauverbor. Middle English saven English save From Middle English saven, sauven, a borrowing from Old French sauver, from Late Latin salvāre (“to save”).

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