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How Does "Save" Have So Many Definitions?
This story about Karen and Karl may just help illustrate that the word "save" can be used in a lot of different ways! In fact, "save" seems to always be here for us when we need it most.
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What is a basic definition of save?
Save means to rescue from danger, to lessen the use of something, or to set something aside for later. Save has many other uses, especially as a verb and a noun.
If you save someone, you prevent them from being harmed or injured. Nonliving things can also be saved from destruction or damage. A person who saves someone or something else can be called a savior.
- Real-life examples: Superheroes save the world from supervillains and disasters. Firefighters often save people from burning buildings. A gardener may need to save their plants from hungry animals.
- Used in a sentence: We managed to gather support and save the park from being bulldozed.
When you save gas or save time, you are lowering the amount that you usually spend. Things that lower the amount of stuff needed are called savers with another noun describing what is being saved, as in time saver. The noun saving, meaning a reduction, is based on this sense of save.
- Real-life examples: Many people want to save money they spend on gas by buying fuel-efficient cars. Using a calculator to solve math problems saves time and stress involved with doing the math in your head. You can save water by turning off the sink while brushing your teeth.
- Used in a sentence: I think our country will save money on energy if we switch to solar power.
Save can also mean to keep something for later. For example, many people save money for a special thing they want to buy or so they have some available in case of an emergency. The word savings is used to refer to money saved for future need.
- Real-life examples: People often save leftover food to eat later rather than throw it away. Some people save food, water, and other supplies in case of emergencies. Hospitals may save emergency supplies of blood and medicine so they don’t run out.
- Used in a sentence: I am saving my funniest jokes for the talent show.
Where does save come from?
The first records of save come from around 1175. It ultimately comes from the Late Latin salvāre, meaning “to save.”
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What are some other forms related to save?
- saving (noun, present tense verb)
- savable (adjective)
- saveable (adjective)
- saver (noun)
- unsaved (adjective)
What are some synonyms for save?
What are some words that share a root or word element with save?
What are some words that often get used in discussing save?
How is save used in real life?
Save is a very common word that often means to rescue or to lessen the use of something.
Ellen Glynn said that the flotation devices she and her cousin Sara were wearing probably saved their lives
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 14, 2020
10-year-old: I figured out how we can save money on gas.
Me: How?
10: Buy a horse
I can already feel the savings.
— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) May 18, 2020
Bought a small pizza and told myself I would save some for later. Long story short… I ate it all.
— Rachel Egeland (@egelandr) November 29, 2015
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True or False?
If a new stove saves you time while cooking, it lowers the amount of time you spend cooking.