save

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To prevent harm or difficulty.

   • She was saved from drowning by a passer-by.
   • We were able to save a few of our possessions from the house fire.
   • Turn out the light Don't try to save me You may be wrong for all I know But you may be right
2. 2

   To put aside

   To put aside; to avoid.

   • Let's save the packaging in case we need to send the product back.
3. 3

   An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.

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   1. 4

      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.
   2. 5

      A saving throw.

   3. 6

      Except

      Except; with the exception of.

      • Under the terms of the Interdict no church services and offices were to be permitted save the baptism of infants and the confession of the dying.
   4. 7

      unless

      unless; except

      • Only the parties may institute proceedings, save where the law shall provide otherwise.
   5. 8

      A river in southeastern Africa that flows about 400 km (250 mi) from south of Harare in…

      A river in southeastern Africa that flows about 400 km (250 mi) from south of Harare in Zimbabwe, through Mozambique, to the Indian Ocean.

      • “I am from the Save River. But I married. To a man from afar, Phiri, from Malawi.”
   6. 9

      A river in southern France that flows about 143 km (89 mi) from the Pyrenees to the…

      A river in southern France that flows about 143 km (89 mi) from the Pyrenees to the Garonne at Grenade.

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