savarin
savarin

save


Definition: Meaning of, save in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / seɪv /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
save saved saved
Present Participle Third Person Singular
saving saves
  1. from harm/danger [transitive] to make someone or something safe from danger, harm, or destruction [↪  rescue]
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  2. money also save up [intransitive and transitive] to keep money in a bank so that you can use it later, especially when you gradually add more money over a period of time
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  3. not waste [transitive] also save on something to use less money, time, energy etc so that you do not waste any
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  4. to use later [transitive] to keep something so that you can use or enjoy it in the future
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  5. collect [transitive] also save something ↔ up to keep all the objects of a particular kind that you can find, so that you can use them
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  6. help to avoid [transitive] to help someone by making it unnecessary for them to do something that they do not want to do
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  7. keep for somebody [transitive] to stop people from using something so that it is available for someone else
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  8. computer [intransitive and transitive] to make a computer keep the work that you have done on it
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  9. sport [intransitive and transitive] to stop the other team from scoring in a game such as football
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  10. you saved my life spoken used to thank someone who has helped you out of a difficult situation or solved a problem for you
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  11. save somebody's skin/neck/bacon informal to help someone to escape from an extremely difficult or dangerous situation
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  12. save the day to stop things from going badly and make a situation end successfully
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  13. save face to do something that will stop you from looking stupid or feeling embarrassed
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  14. saving grace the one good thing that makes someone or something acceptable
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  15. somebody can't do something to save his/her life informal to be completely unable to do something
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  16. save your breath spoken used to tell someone that it is not worth saying anything, because nothing they say will make any difference to the situation
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  17. save somebody from themselves to prevent someone from doing something that they want to do but that you think is harmful
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  18. religion [intransitive and transitive] in the Christian church, to free someone from the power of evil and bring them into the Christian religion
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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
save saves
[countable]
  1. an action in which a player in a game such as football prevents the other team from scoring
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also save for [formal]
  1. except
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save used in phrases

  • God Save the Queen
    1. the NATIONAL ANTHEM (= the official national song) of the UK. The title of the song changes to 'God Save the King' when the MONARCH is a king.
  • Save the Children Fund, the
    1. an international CHARITY organization which helps children all over the world, especially in poorer countries. Its president is Princess Anne.
  • save-all (noun)
    1. a receptacle for catching waste products for further use
    2. a sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail
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save used in phrasal verbs

  • save on (phrasal verb)
    1. save on something to spend less money on something than you would normally
    2. save on something to avoid using something, or to use less of it
  • save up (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] same as save1
    2. [transitive] same as save1
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