save

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

(First attested 1175–1225) From Middle English saven, sauven, from Old French sauver, from Late Latin salvāre (“to save”)

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[edit] Noun

save (plural saves)

  1. In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.
    The goaltender made a great save.
    • 2010 December 29, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0 - 1 Wolverhampton”, BBC:
      Wolves defender Ronald Zubar was slightly closer with his shot on the turn as he forced Pepe Reina, on his 200th Premier League appearance, into a low save.
  2. (baseball) When a relief pitcher comes into a game with a 3 run or less lead, and his team wins while continually being ahead.
    Jones retired seven to earn the save.
  3. (professional wrestling, slang) A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.
    The giant wrestler continued to beat down his smaller opponent, until several wrestlers ran in for the save.
  4. (computing) The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.
    If you're hit by a power cut, you'll lose all of your changes since your last save.
    The game console can store up to eight saves on a single cartridge.

[edit] Translations

block that prevents an opponent from scoring

[edit] Verb

save (third-person singular simple present saves, present participle saving, simple past and past participle saved)

  1. (transitive) To help (somebody) to survive, or keep (somebody) from harm.
  2. (transitive) To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
  3. (transitive) To store for future use.
  4. (transitive) To conserve or prevent the wasting of.
  5. (transitive) To obviate or make unnecessary.
  6. (transitive, computing) To write a file to disk or other storage medium.
  7. (transitive, theology) To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
  8. (intransitive) To economize or avoid waste.
  9. (transitive and intransitive) To accumulate money or valuables.

[edit] Usage notes

In computing sense “to write a file”, also used as phrasal verb save down informally. Compare other computing phrasal verbs such as print out and close out.

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Terms derived from the verb save

[edit] Translations

to help someone to survive
store for future use
to write a file to a disk
redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation
economize
accumulate money
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[edit] Preposition

save

  1. Except; with the exception of.
    Only the parties may institute proceedings, save where the law shall provide otherwise.

[edit] Synonyms

  • (with the exception of): except

[edit] Translations

except, with the exception of

[edit] Conjunction

save

  1. (dated) unless; except

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Etymology

From English save.

[edit] Noun

save m. (plural saves)

  1. (informal) A file (of a computer, a video game, a memory card, etc.) where progress of an electronic game is saved.
    Eu cheguei na última fase, mas não posso voltar lá agora porque perdi meu save.

[edit] Tok Pisin

[edit] Etymology

Portuguese sabe (“know”).

[edit] Verb

save

  1. (transitive) to know
  2. (transitive) to understand
  3. (transitive) to make a practice or habit of
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