verb

save

Translation

to save, to rescue, to keep, to conserve

He saved the child from the fire.

I save money every month.

Save your work before you close it.

Save some cake for me.

((sb./sth.)) ((from sth.)) to rescue (sb./sth.) from (sth.) He saved the child from the fire.

((sth.)) to put (sth., e.g., money) aside I save money every month.

((sth.)) to store (sth., e.g., data) on a computer Save your work before you close it.

((sth.)) ((for sb.)) to keep (sth.) for (sb.) Save some cake for me.

Synonyms: rescue, protect, preserve; Antonyms: spend, waste, endanger

From Old French 'sauver', from Late Latin 'salvare' meaning 'to make safe'.

Think of a lifebuoy to 'save' someone, a piggy bank to 'save' money, and a floppy disk icon to 'save' a file.