save

verb
sāv

To prevent harm or difficulty.

Other meanings

To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.
To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.

Synonyms

relieve

Related words

autosave
captain save a hoe
daylight-saving time
face-saving
foresave
God save the mark
lifesaver
lifesaving
quicksave
resave
save back
save-all

Example sentences

“I'm trying to save up some money.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Let's save our money and stay in.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Everything was quiet, save for the wind.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "salvo".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “save” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.