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save(verb)BrE / seɪv / NAmE / seɪv / - to keep somebody/something safe from death, harm, loss, etc.
- to save somebody’s life
- Doctors were unable to save her.
- He's trying to save their marriage.
- She needs to win the next two games to save the match.
- Thanks for doing that. You saved my life (= helped me a lot).
- to save a rare species (from extinction)
- Money from local businesses helped save the school from closure.
- She saved a little girl from falling into the water.
- to keep money instead of spending it, especially in order to buy a particular thing
- I'm not very good at saving.
- I'm saving for a new bike.
- We've been saving up to go to Australia.
- You should save a little each week.
- I've saved almost £100 so far.
- I’m saving for a new car.
- If we budget carefully we’ll be able to afford the trip.
- With the price increases, we are all having to tighten our belts.
- to collect something because you like it or for a special purpose
- I've been saving theatre programmes for years.
- If you save ten tokens you can get a T-shirt.
- to keep something to use or enjoy in the future
- He's saving his strength for the last part of the race.
- We'll eat some now and save some for tomorrow.
- Save some food for me.
- Save me some food.
- to avoid wasting something or using more than necessary
- We'll take a cab to save time.
- Book early and save £50!
- We should try to save water.
- The government is trying to save £1 million on defence.
- If we go this way it will save us two hours on the trip.
- I save on fares by walking to work.
- to avoid doing something difficult or unpleasant; to make somebody able to avoid doing something difficult or unpleasant
- The prize money saved her from having to find a job.
- She did it herself to save argument.
- Thanks for sending that letter for me—it saved me a trip.
- He's grown a beard to save shaving.
- If you phone for an appointment, it'll save you waiting.
- to prevent an opponent’s shot from going in the goal
- to save a penalty
- The goalie saved Johnson's long-range shot.
- The goalie saved brilliantly from Johnson's long-range shot.
- to make a computer keep work, for example by putting it on a disk
- to be completely unable to do something
- He can't interview people to save his life.
- to rescue somebody from a very difficult situation
- used to tell somebody that it is not worth wasting time and effort saying something because it will not change anything
- Save your breath—you'll never persuade her.
- to prevent failure or defeat, when this seems certain to happen
- Gerrard's late goal saved the day for Liverpool.
- to avoid or help somebody avoid embarrassment
- She was fired, but she saved face by telling everyone she'd resigned.
- to try to avoid death, punishment, etc., especially by leaving others in an extremely difficult situation
- To save his own skin, he lied and blamed the accident on his friend.
Extra Examples- Doctors battled to save the little boy’s life.
- He is responsible for saving the lives of the aircrew.
- I’m saving up to buy a new car.
- I’m trying to save up for my holiday.
- It’s a trick that might just save us from total disaster.
- Nothing could save us from disaster.
- She helped save my career.
- The furniture was beyond saving.
- They saved the paintings from destruction.
- They’re hoping to save on printing costs.
- We managed to save the animals from being put down.
- We scrimp and save to send our children to a private school.
- We use video conferencing for our meetings, thereby saving thousands in travel expenses.
- We’re trying to save up for our honeymoon.
- a last desperate attempt to save his marriage
- He’s saving his strength for the last part of the race.
- I won’t save you a seat if you’re late.
- I’ve saved some food for you.
- We’ll eat some now and save some for tomorrow.
- Doctors were unable to save him.
- Factory and farm managers were told to save electricity during peak hours.
- Gerrard’s late goal saved the day for Liverpool.
- I’m not very good at saving.
- I’m saving for a new bike.
- I’ve saved almost £100 so far.
- She tried to get the boy to run away and save himself, not try to help her.
- She was fired, but she saved face by telling everyone she’d resigned.
- Thanks for doing that— you saved my life!.
- There’s no doubt that the firefighters saved my daughter’s life.
- They’re launching a campaign to save the eagle from extinction.
- This new system could save us a lot of money.
- We made one last attempt to save our marriage.
- We’ll take a cab to save time.
- We’ve been saving up to go to Australia.
Verb Forms- present simple I / you / we / they save
- he / she / it saves
- past simple saved
- past participle saved
- -ing form saving
Word Origin- verb Middle English: from Old French sauver, from late Latin salvare, from Latin salvus ‘safe’. The noun dates from the late 19th cent.
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