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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "save"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to keep someone or something safe and away from harm, death, etc.
Transitive: to save sb/sth
to save definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We must save endangered species from extinction.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧁āĻĒā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰāϜāĻžāϤāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāρāϚāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
1.1

āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to prevent or rescue something from coming to an end or failing, and to ensure its success or continuation
Transitive: to save sth | to save sth from a failure
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His diplomatic skills saved the business deal from collapsing.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϕ⧂āϟāύ⧈āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ• āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāρāϚāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.2

āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

(in Christian belief) to prevent someone's soul from being sent to hell after death
Intransitive
Transitive: to save someone's soul
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pastor dedicated his life to spreading the message of salvation and saving souls.
āĻĒāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ⧀ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻ°ā§āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to keep something from being used or wasted, particularly so that it can be used or enjoyed in the right time in the future
Ditransitive: to save sth for sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He 's saving his energy for the big presentation tomorrow.
āϏ⧇ āφāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€āĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
2.1

āϏāĻžā§āϚāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to prevent something from being wasted or used excessively
Transitive: to save a resource or time
Ditransitive: to save sb a resource or time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Reducing, reusing, and recycling can save valuable resources.
āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ, āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒ⧁āύāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
2.2

āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻžā§āϚāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to keep money to spend later
Transitive: to save money
to save definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Saving money on everyday expenses can help you reach your financial goals.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻ–āϰāĻšā§‡ āϟāĻžāĻ•āĻž āϏāĻžā§āϚāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
2.3

āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϜāĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to gather or collect something, whether for personal enjoyment or to achieve a specific goal
Transitive: to save sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I 'm saving coupons to purchase that expensive gadget at a discount.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϏ⧇āχ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§€ āĻ—ā§āϝāĻžāĻœā§‡āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻĄāĻŋāϏāĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāύāϤ⧇ āϕ⧁āĻĒāύ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to prevent or avoid the necessity of doing something difficult, unpleasant, or time-consuming
Transitive: to save something undesirable | to save sb from sth
Ditransitive: to save sb something undesirable
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She paid her bills online to save mailing checks.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽā§‡āχāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻšā§‡āĻ• āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāύ⧋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāρāϚāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻ…āύāϞāĻžāχāύ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to put a copy of the desired digital file in a location
Transitive: to save a digital file
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I always save my important photos in a backup folder.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āφāĻĒ āĻĢā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻŋāĨ¤
4.1

āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ, āĻŦāĻžāρāϚāĻžāύ

to preserve or bookmark a post, image, video, or other content for later viewing or reference, often by selecting a "save" or similar option provided by the platform
Transitive: to save online content
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
You can save this video to your playlist for future enjoyment.
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āϝāϤ⧇āϰ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāχ āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻ“āϟāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϞāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to express a desire for the protection or preservation of someone or something important, often in ceremonial or formal expressions
Transitive: to save sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
" God save the President " is often heard at inauguration ceremonies.
ÂĢ āψāĻļā§āĻŦāϰ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āϰāĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻĒāϤāĻŋāϕ⧇ Âģ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦā§‹āϧāύ⧀ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ⧇ āĻļā§‹āύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

(in sports) to block or prevent an opponent from scoring a goal or point in a game
Transitive: to save a goal or point
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The wrestler executed a perfect countermove to save a point in the wrestling match.
āĻŽāĻ˛ā§āϞāϝ⧋āĻĻā§āϧāĻž āϕ⧁āĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻšā§‡ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰāĻŽā§āĻ­ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ, āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž

a move made by a player in order to stop their opponent from scoring a goal or point
save definition and meaning
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āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ, āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž

a relief pitcher successfully preserving a lead to win the baseball game
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The reliever earned the save by retiring the side.
āϰāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏ⧇āĻ­ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦā§āϝāϤ⧀āϤ

used to introduce an exception or concession to what has been stated previously
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The house was filled with laughter and joy, save when memories of the past haunted them.
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇ āĻ­āϰāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻ…āϤ⧀āϤ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤāĨ¤

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