save
verb (used with object)
to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss.
saved
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past participleof save.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof save.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
saveverb (used with object)to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss.
Example Sentences
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After 35 years in the corporate grind, we’ll have substantial retirement savings; we’ve always saved carefully; and we have no debt or mortgage.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Before he started his business, Yaghoobians had saved up about $45,000.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Delivering the conclusion of her inquiry, chairwoman Lady Justice Thirlwall said it would never be possible to know for sure how many lives could have been saved.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Collins’ seats have saved 730, including several Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle pilots and crew shot down this year in Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
And she hadn’t saved my mam the day my little brother, Patch, was born.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
