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Save is defined as to rescue, keep in good condition, store up money or goods or prevent from losing or being hurt.

(verb)

An example of to save is to bring a sickly cat back to health.

The definition of a save is a sports move that prevents the other team from scoring or winning.

(noun)

An example of a save is when a relief pitcher for the winning team keeps the other team from getting the advantage and winning.

Save means unless or except.

(conjunction)

An example of save used as a conjunction is in the sentence, "We would be going on a vacation right now, save we had spent all of the money too early," which means we would be going on a vacation right now, except we had spent all of the money too early.

See save in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb saved, saving

to rescue or preserve from harm, danger, injury, etc.; make or keep safe
to keep in health and well-being: now only in certain formulas: God save the king!
to preserve for future use; lay by: often with up
to prevent or guard against loss or waste of: to save time, to save a game
to avoid, prevent, lessen, or guard against: to save wear and tear
to treat or use carefully in order to preserve, lessen wear, etc.
Comput. to copy (data, a file, etc.) from random-access memory to a disk, tape, etc. for storage
Theol. to deliver from sin and its penalties

Origin: ME saven < OFr sauver, salver < L salvare < salvus, safe

intransitive verb

to avoid expense, loss, waste, etc.; be economical
to keep something or someone from danger, harm, etc.
to put by money or goods; hoard: often with up
to keep; last
Theol. to bring about deliverance from sin and its penalties

noun

Sports an action that keeps an opponent from scoring or winning
☆ Baseball the preserving of a team's lead by a relief pitcher in the final inning

Related Forms:

savable adjective or saveable
saver noun

except; but

Origin: ME sauf < OFr, lit., safe: sense developed from use in absolute constructions, e.g. sauf le droit, right (being) safe

conjunction

except; but
Archaic unless

See save in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb saved saved, sav·ing, saves

verb, transitive

a. To rescue from harm, danger, or loss.
b. To set free from the consequences of sin; redeem.
To keep in a safe condition; safeguard.
To prevent the waste or loss of; conserve.
a. To avoid spending (money) so as to keep or accumulate it.
b. To avoid spending (money or time) in an amount less than what circumstances normally require: saved $25 at the sale; saved 15 minutes by taking a shortcut.
To set aside for future use; store.
To treat with care by avoiding fatigue, wear, or damage; spare: save one's eyesight.
To make unnecessary; obviate: Your taking the trunk to the attic has saved me an extra trip.
a. Sports To prevent (a goal) from being scored by an opponent.
b. To preserve a victory in (a game).
c. Baseball To preserve (another pitcher's win) by protecting one's team's lead during a stint of relief pitching.
Computer Science To copy (a file) from a computer's main memory to a storage medium.