A2verb · transitive · frequent

safe

safe · safes · safed · safing

To make something safeTo make something safe.

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/ˈseɪ̯f/

» You are in a safe place.

Du bist an einem sicheren Ort. — xtofu80

Sie sind an einem sicheren Ort. — Sudajaengi

Ты в безопасности. — joulin

Вы в безопасном месте. — marafon

Ты в безопасном месте. — marafon

Ти у безпечному місці. — aandrusiak

Ти у безпеці. — shanghainese

Ти в безпеці. — deniko

Ви в безпеці. — deniko

Ти в безпечному місці. — deniko

Ви в безпечному місці. — deniko

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Examples

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You are in a safe place.
Ти у безпечному місці. — aandrusiak
ruТы в безопасности. — joulin
deDu bist an einem sicheren Ort. — xtofu80
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That bridge is anything but safe.
Цей міст аж ніяк не безпечний. — deniko
deDiese Brücke ist alles andere als sicher. — mayabe
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Tom wants Mary to be safe.
Том хоче, щоб Мері була в безпеці. — deniko
ruТом хочет, чтобы Мэри была в безопасности. — odexed
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You'll be safe here with Tom.
Ти будеш тут в безпеці з Томом. — deniko
ruЗдесь с Томом вы будете в безопасности. — sharptoothed
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They claim this medicine is safe.
Вони стверджують, що ці ліки безпечні. — deniko
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Origin

From Middle English sauf, safe, saf, saaf, from Old French sauf, saulf, salf (“safe”), fro

From Middle English sauf, safe, saf, saaf, from Old French sauf, saulf, salf (“safe”), from Latin salvus (“whole, safe”), from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole, every”).

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Forms

safes, safing, safed, safed

Base form	safe · to safe
3rd person singular	safes
Present participle	safing
Past simple	safed
Past participle	safed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	safe
he, she, it	safes

Past simpleLesson

all persons

safed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have safed
he, she, it	has safed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will safe

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

Collocations

12 patterns

would be safe
a safe place
be safe here
feel safe
be safe to
safe place
wouldn't be safe
safe to do
be safe for
in a safe
safe to eat
safe to drink