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  1. save
    [sāv]
    verb
    save (verb)
    saves (third person present)
    saved (past tense)
    saved (past participle)
    saving (present participle)
    1. keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger:
      "she saved a boy from drowning"
      Similar:
      rescue
      save someone's life
      free
      liberate
      deliver
      extricate
      snatch
      • keep and store up (something, especially money) for future use:
        "she had never been able to save much from her salary"
        "you can save up for retirement in a number of ways"
        Similar:
        put aside
        set aside
        lay aside
        put by
        lay by
        keep
        retain
        • computing
          keep (data) by moving a copy to a storage location, especially from memory:
          "save it to a new file"
          • avoid the need to use up or spend (money, time, or other resources):
            "save $20 on a new camcorder"
            "an efficient dishwasher would save them one year and three months at the sink"
            Similar:
            economize
            scrimp
            tighten one's belt
            cut back
            budget
            retrench
            pinch pennies
            noun
            save (noun)
            saves (plural noun)
            1. baseball
              an instance of a relief pitcher saving a game.
              • computing
                an act of saving data to a storage location, usually the hard drive:
                "the recovery feature enables you to retrieve most of the edits you made since the last save"
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                Pronunciation
                verb
                sāv
                Tone

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                Origin
                Middle English: from Old French sauver, from late Latin salvare, from Latin salvus ‘safe’. The noun dates from the late 19th century.
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                Translation
                save
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