save
verb (used with object)
to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss.
has saved
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present perfectof save (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The index fund is a huge improvement over much of what it replaced; Vanguard estimates indexing has saved private investors $570 billion in fund management fees just since 2000.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Switching from closed, proprietary AI models to open models has saved AT&T 80% to 90% in certain applications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Promoter Eddie Hearn believes boxing has "saved" Joshua - just as it did when he first took up the sport as a troubled 19-year-old searching for direction.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The LAPD’s Mathes said that initiative, launched last November, has saved 45 dogs and led to the filing of six felony cases of animal cruelty and neglect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
Brother Worbs pours hot cider, and Rudi brings out Berliners, the special jelly doughnuts that his mother has saved her ration cards to make.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
