save
An instance of preventing harm or difficultyAn instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.
» Tom saved her from the fire.
Tom rettete sie aus dem Feuer. — Hans_Adler
Том спас её из огня. — marafon
Том врятував її під час пожежі. — deniko
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7 sensesAn instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.
An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.
In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.
The goaltender made a great save.
сейвsejv
(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
A successful attempt by a relief pitcher to preserve the win of another pitcher on one's team.
Jones retired seven to earn the save.
(slang)A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.
The giant wrestler continued to beat down his smaller opponent, until several wrestlers ran in for the save.
(informal)An action that brings one back out of an awkward situation.
Nice save.
The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.
If you're hit by a power cut, you'll lose all of your changes since your last save.
The game console can store up to eight saves on a single cartridge.
A saving throw.
Examples
2554 sentencesTom saved her from the fire.
Том врятував її під час пожежі. — deniko
ruТом спас её из огня. — marafon
deTom rettete sie aus dem Feuer. — Hans_Adler
I'm saving money for a car.
Я заощаджую гроші на машину. — ChickenKiev
ruЯ коплю деньги на машину. — soweli_Elepanto
deIch spare Geld für ein Auto. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The new medicine saved his life.
Нові ліки спасли його життя. — deniko
ruНовое лекарство спасло ему жизнь. — ae5s
deDas neue Medikament rettete sein Leben. — Dejo
Are you going to save us?
Ви нас врятуєте? — deniko
ruВы нас спасёте? — marafon
Tom wanted to save the world.
Том хотів урятувати світ. — deniko
ruТом хотел спасти мир. — marafon
deTom wollte die Welt retten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English saven, sauven, a borrowing from Old French sauver, from Late Latin salFrom Middle English saven, sauven, a borrowing from Old French sauver, from Late Latin salvāre (“to save”). Displaced native Old English nerian.
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Forms
plural: savesWord family
8 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- saving saving
- saving saving money
- is saving saving
- saving saving up
- trying to save
- to save money
- save money
- save a lot
- for saving saving
- saving saving this
- start saving saving
- saved your life
See also
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