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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Better early-warning systems could have saved lives, according to experts from the Asian Mountain Academic Alliance, the Stimson Centre and China's Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Private investment fell, consumers saved rather than spent, and net trade was positive only because people stopped traveling, Nguyen says in an email.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
He saved and invested that money in the stock market.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
But further downstream, where the flood took 10 minutes or more to arrive, they say a comprehensive warning system could potentially have saved a significant number of lives.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Phineas is saved by his youth, his iron constitution, and Dr. Harlow's good nursing.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
