save
1[ seyv ]
/ seɪv /
verb (used with object), saved, sav·ing.
verb (used without object), saved, sav·ing.
noun
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Origin of save
1First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English sa(u)ven, from Old French sauver, salver, from Late Latin salvāre “to save”; see origin at safe
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Definition for save (2 of 3)
save2
[ seyv ]
/ seɪv /
preposition
except; but: All the guests had left save one.
conjunction
except; but (usually followed by that): He would have gone, save that he had no means.
Origin of save
21250–1300; Middle English; variant of safe
synonym study for save
1. See except1.
Definition for save (3 of 3)
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British Dictionary definitions for save (1 of 2)
save1
/ (seɪv) /
verb
noun
sport the act of saving a goal
computing an instruction to write information from the memory onto a tape or disk
Derived forms of save
savable or saveable, adjectivesavableness or saveableness, nounsaver, nounWord Origin for save
C13: from Old French salver, via Late Latin from Latin salvus safe
British Dictionary definitions for save (2 of 2)
save2
/ (seɪv) archaic, or literary /
preposition
Also: saving (often foll by for) with the exception of
conjunction
but; except
Word Origin for save
C13 sauf, from Old French, from Latin salvō, from salvus safe
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