save

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[ seyv ]
/ seɪv /

verb (used with object), saved, sav·ing.

verb (used without object), saved, sav·ing.

noun

an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
Baseball. a statistical credit given a relief pitcher for preserving a team's victory by holding its lead in a game.

Origin of save

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1175–1225; Middle English sa(u)ven < Old French sauver < Late Latin salvāre to save; see safe

SYNONYMS FOR save

1 salvage.
6 store up, husband.

OTHER WORDS FROM save

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British Dictionary definitions for saved (1 of 2)

save 1
/ (seɪv) /

verb

noun

sport the act of saving a goal
computing an instruction to write information from the memory onto a tape or disk

Derived forms of save

savable or saveable, adjective savableness or saveableness, noun saver, noun

Word Origin for save

C13: from Old French salver, via Late Latin from Latin salvus safe

British Dictionary definitions for saved (2 of 2)

save 2
/ (seɪv) archaic, or literary /

preposition

Also: saving (often foll by for) with the exception of

conjunction

but; except

Word Origin for save

C13 sauf, from Old French, from Latin salvō, from salvus safe

Idioms and Phrases with saved

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