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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"I'd say that has saved me some money."
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Yet many Americans are underfunded when it comes to retirement, with the median amount that workers have saved for retirement at just $955, according to the National Institute of Retirement Security.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
Vrancken's alertness and decisiveness may have saved a vulnerable Magnusson a more troubling fate.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
“We saved the lake from destruction,” Bartshé Miller, policy director for the Mono Lake Committee, told me by phone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
I cannot begin to imagine what this man wants from me, but apparently my job is saved by his surprise appearance in my workspace.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
