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save

/seɪv/noun, verb1 syllable

Save means: retain rights to.

Synonyms for save24

verb, as in retain rights to

keep open, hold open, keep, hold on

verb, as in save from ruin, destruction, or harm

salvage, salve, relieve

verb, as in bring into safety

carry through, pull through, bring through

verb, as in accumulate money for future use

lay aside, save up

verb, as in save from sins

deliver, redeem

verb, as in spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

economize, economise

verb, as in to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

preserve

verb, as in make unnecessary an expenditure or effort

make unnecessary

verb, as in refrain from harming

spare

verb, as in record data on a computer

write

also used for save

saving, barring, except for, save for

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What does save mean?12

verb

1

retain rights to“keep my job for me while I give birth”

2

save from ruin, destruction, or harm

3

bring into safety“We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack”

4

accumulate money for future use“He saves half his salary”

5

save from sins

6

spend sparingly, avoid the waste of“This move will save money”

7

to keep up and reserve for personal or special use“She saved the old family photographs in a drawer”

8

make unnecessary an expenditure or effort“This will save money”

9

refrain from harming

10

record data on a computer“boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk”

11

spend less; buy at a reduced price

noun

1

(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring“the goalie made a brilliant save”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with save?17

one syllable

gavewavebravegraveslavecaveshaveravecravewaivepavefavenavestave

two syllables

behaveforgaveconcave
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Save in a sentence

  • If you do it this way, you can save several hours.CM
  • If you make your own clothes, it will save you money.CK
  • To save the earth, all of us must do something.unknown
  • Man may invent anything, save for the art of being happy.Scott
  • Save for the cold in the hall, the gig was good.yessoos
  • Someone needs to save him, or he'll drown.Source_VOA
  • If you agree to become an organ donor, you may help save someone's life.CK
  • I almost lose my life to save her, but she never admitted it.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of save

as a noun

plural
saves

as a verb

past tense
saved
present participle
saving
third-person singular
saves
past participle
saved