save
verb (used with object)
to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss.
have saved
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present perfectof save.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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With Poundland close to collapse, US-based owners Gordon Brothers have already rejected a rival bid from an Irish property group which would have saved its 12,000 staff.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 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
Restructuring and cost-saving actions by HSBC, which include selling off a series of business units this year, have saved the bank $1.4 billion since 2025, it said Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
After one of his patients died, Stephen Hibbs believed A.I. could have saved him—at least, at first.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Why can’t we use the Gift to stop some of this stuff? Couldn’t Manifestors have saved Emmett? Or help people nowadays?”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
