Safe definition
A microwave safe container.
A cheese safe.
An example of safe used as an adjective is the phrase "safe haven," which means a place where people can go if there is an emergency.
He returned from the voyage safe and sound.
The children were safe at home all through the storm.
An example of a safe is a locker.
It's safe to say his recklessness will get him in trouble some day.
A safe place.
The children were safe at home all through the storm.
A microwave safe container.
Safe in jail.
A safe bet.
A meat safe.
A safe place.
Other Word Forms
Noun
Adjective
Origin of safe
- Middle English sauf from Old French from Latin salvus healthy sol- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition