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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026save1 /seɪv/USA pronunciation
v., saved, sav•ing, n. v. - to rescue from danger or harm:[~ + object]saved the boy from the floodwaters.
- to keep safe or unhurt:[~ + object]"God save the queen,'' they shouted.
- [~ + object]
- to keep from being lost:He came in and tried to save the game.
- to keep;
retain:Save your cancelled checks as proof of payment.
- to avoid the using up of (some resource): [~ + object]to save fuel by driving at 55 mph.[~ + on + object]The business could save on expenditures.
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- to set (money) aside for later use or need: [~ + object]to save money for college.[no object]We'll just have to save for college.[~ + up + object]to save up some money for college.[~ + object + up]to save some money up.
- to put (something) aside for later use;
reserve;
hold: [~ + object + for + object]to save a piece of pie for him.[~ + object + object]to save him a piece of pie.
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- [~ + object + object] to prevent the occurrence, use, or necessity of (something):The computer will save you the trouble of having to type your paper again.
- [~ + object + from + object] to prevent (someone) from experiencing something bad, etc.:This will save you from having to retype your paper.
- Religion[~ + object] to deliver from the consequences of sin.
- Computing to copy (computer data) onto a hard or floppy disk, etc.:[~ + object]Save your file before turning off the computer.
- Sport to stop (a ball or puck) from entering one's goal:[~ + object]The goalie saved forty shots.
n. [countable]
- a goalkeeper's act of preventing a goal:She made a diving save on that hard shot.
Idioms
- Idioms save someone's neck or skin, to rescue oneself or another from harm or danger:ran away from the battlefield because he wanted to save his own skin.
sav•a•ble, save•a•ble, adj.
sav•er, n. [countable]
save2 /seɪv/USA pronunciation
prep.
- Also, save for. except;
but:They all left save (for) one.
conj. - except;
but:He would have gone, save that he had no money for travel.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026save1
(sāv),USA pronunciation v., saved, sav•ing, n. v.t. - to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss:to save someone from drowning.
- to keep safe, intact, or unhurt;
safeguard;
preserve:God save the king.
- to keep from being lost:to save the game.
- to avoid the spending, consumption, or waste of:to save fuel.
- to keep, as for reuse:to save leftovers for tomorrow's dinner.
- to set aside, reserve, or lay by:to save money.
- Sportto treat carefully in order to reduce wear, fatigue, etc.:to save one's eyes by reading under proper light.
- to prevent the occurrence, use, or necessity of;
obviate:to come early in order to save waiting.
- Religion[Theol.]to deliver from the power and consequences of sin.
- Computingto copy (a file) from RAM onto a disk or other storage medium.
- Sportto stop (a ball or puck) from entering one's goal.
v.i. - 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 admit of being kept without spoiling, as food.
n. - an act or instance of saving, esp. in sports.
- [Baseball.]a statistical credit given a relief pitcher for preserving a team's victory by holding its lead in a game.
- Late Latin salvāre to save; see safe
- Old French sauver
- Middle English sa(u)ven 1175–1225
1. salvage. 6. store up, husband. 12. economize, hoard.
save2
(sāv),USA pronunciation prep.
- except;
but:All the guests had left save one.
conj. - except;
but (usually fol. by that):He would have gone, save that he had no means.
- 1250–1300; Middle English; variant of safe
- Place NamesSava.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026Sa•va
(sä′vä),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa river flowing E from W Slovenia, through Croatia to the Danube at Belgrade, Yugoslavia. 450 mi. (725 km) long.
Also, Save. German, Sau.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
save /seɪv/ vb - (transitive) to rescue, preserve, or guard (a person or thing) from danger or harm
- to avoid the spending, waste, or loss of (money, possessions, etc)
- (transitive) to deliver from sin; redeem
- (often followed by up) to set aside or reserve (money, goods, etc) for future use
- (transitive) to treat with care so as to avoid or lessen wear or degeneration: use a good light to save your eyes
- (transitive) to prevent the necessity for; obviate the trouble of: good work now will save future revision
- (transitive) to prevent (a goal) by stopping (a struck ball or puck)
n - the act of saving a goal
- an instruction to write information from the memory onto a tape or disk
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French salver, via Late Latin from Latin salvus safeˈsavable, ˈsaveable adj ˈsavableness, ˈsaveableness n ˈsaver n save /seɪv/ archaic or literary prep - Also: saving (often followed by for) with the exception of
conj - but; except
Etymology: 13th Century sauf, from Old French, from Latin salvō, from salvus safe Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Sava /ˈsɑːvə/, Save /sɑːv/ n - a river in SE Europe, rising in NW Slovenia and flowing east and south to the Danube at Belgrade. Length: 940 km (584 miles)
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