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seɪv
- keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger
"they brought him in to help save the club from bankruptcy"
rescue come to someone's rescue save someone's life come to someone's aid preserve keep safe keep protect safeguard guard conserve- prevent (someone) from dying
"the doctors did everything they could to save him"
- (in Christian use) preserve (a person's soul) from damnation
"church ladies approach me trying to save my soul"
- keep (someone) in health (used in exclamations and formulaic expressions)
"God save the Queen"
- keep and store up (something, especially money) for future use
"she had never been able to save much from her salary"
put aside set aside lay aside put by put to one side lay by keep retain reserve keep in reserve conserve stockpile store hoard save for a rainy day keep for future use put in a safe place- preserve (something) by not expending or using it
"save your strength till later"
- stop talking
"save it, Joey—I'm in big trouble now"
- keep (data) by moving a copy to a storage location
"save the instructions to a new file"
- avoid the need to use up or spend (money, time, or other resources)
"save £20 on a new camcorder"
- avoid, lessen, or guard against
"this approach saves wear and tear on the books"
- prevent an opponent from scoring (a goal or point) in a game or from winning (the game)
"the powerful German saved three match points"
- (of a goalkeeper in soccer and hockey) stop (a shot) from entering the goal
- (of a relief pitcher) preserve (a winning position) gained by another pitcher
- (in soccer and hockey) an act of preventing an opponent's scoring
"the keeper made a great save"
- an instance of preserving a winning position gained by another pitcher
- an act of saving data to a storage location