save
verb (used with object)
to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss.
had saved
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past perfectof save.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Before he started his business, Yaghoobians had saved up about $45,000.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Then Dema wondered if he could train the bot to sound like his father using voicemail messages he had saved from him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The friend, she said, had "kicked out a window" and "had saved their lives".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
His most recent project involved the crib my husband and I had saved from our sons’ infancy with the hope that grandchildren would one day use it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
And I could see by the early morning light that the man who had saved me was not my father.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
