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Added 8 October 2026

save

/seɪv/ noun

In Latin: succurro, subvenio, iuvo Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about save at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring.
the goalie made a brilliant save

verb

Save from ruin, destruction, or harm.
To keep up and reserve for personal or special use.
She saved the old family photographs in a drawer
Bring into safety.
We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack

Origin

From Middle English saven, sauven, a borrowing from Old French sauver, from Late Latin salvāre (“to save”). Displaced native Old English nerian.

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