save
verb (used with object)
to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss.
saved
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past participleof save.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof save.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
saveverb (used with object)to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss.
Example Sentences
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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
Its residents will be saved but "we are simultaneously giving the enemy an opportunity to exploit the ceasefire for its own military purposes," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
“We saved the lake from destruction,” Bartshé Miller, policy director for the Mono Lake Committee, told me by phone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Pablo Mejia, 42, escaped with injuries to his head, telling AFP that a last-minute change of seat saved his life.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Grandma said, “I know that your mother and father have been saving their money, hoping to send Daisy to the hospital. Do you know if they’ve saved any?”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
