safe
[ seyf ]
/ seɪf /
adjective, saf·er, saf·est.
adverb
noun
Idioms for safe
play it safe,
play(def 85).
Origin of safe
SYNONYMS FOR safe
1 protected,
sound,
guarded.
Safe,
secure may both imply that something can be regarded as free from danger. These words are frequently interchangeable.
Safe, however, is applied rather to a person or thing that is out of or has passed beyond the reach of danger:
The ship is safe in port.
Secure is applied to that about which there is no need to fear or worry:
to feel secure about the future; The foundation of the house does not seem very secure.
4 sure, reliable.
5 wary, careful.
9 strongbox, coffer, chest, safe-deposit box.
OTHER WORDS FROM safe
Words nearby safe
Example sentences from the Web for unsafely
More serious still, the slum dwellers face enormous risk from unsafely built environments.
I reached for it without considering how unsafely I was lying there, when suddenly I felt myself slipping down.
Hadda Padda |Godmunder Kamban
British Dictionary definitions for unsafely
safe
/ (seɪf) /
adjective
adverb
in a safe condition
the children are safe in bed now
play safe
to act in a way least likely to cause danger, controversy, or defeat
noun
Derived forms of safe
safely, adverb safeness, nounWord Origin for safe
C13: from Old French
salf, from Latin
salvus; related to Latin
salus safety
Idioms and Phrases with unsafely
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