quicksave
To save progress in one's game with a rapid keystroke, without needing to, e.g., reach…To save progress in one's game with a rapid keystroke, without needing to, e.g., reach a checkpoint.
» Tom accidentally pressed the quickload key instead of the quicksave key.
Tom drückte versehentlich die Schnellladen-Taste anstelle der Schnellspeichern-Taste. — Naina
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1 sensesTo save progress in one's game with a rapid keystroke, without needing to, e.g., reach a checkpoint.
Press F5 to quicksave before trying something risky.
Examples
2 sentencesTom accidentally pressed the quickload key instead of the quicksave key.
deTom drückte versehentlich die Schnellladen-Taste anstelle der Schnellspeichern-Taste. — Naina
Mary quicksaves every ten seconds.
Origin
From quick + save. Attested at least since 1992, as a feature in the game Wolfenstein 3D (From quick + save. Attested at least since 1992, as a feature in the game Wolfenstein 3D (in the form "Quick Save").
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Forms
quicksaves, quicksaving, quicksaved, quicksaved| Base form | quicksave · to quicksave |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | quicksaves |
| Present participle | quicksaving |
| Past simple | quicksaved |
| Past participle | quicksaved |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.