save
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• verb
To keep and store something, especially money or resources, for future use.
"She decided to save a portion of her salary each month to buy a new car."
To rescue someone or something from danger, harm, or destruction.
"The firefighters managed to save the family from the burning building."
To prevent the need for something, such as time, effort, or expense.
"Taking the highway will save us at least twenty minutes on our morning commute."
• noun
An act of preventing an opponent's shot from scoring in sports.
"The goalkeeper made a spectacular save in the final minutes of the championship match."
The action of storing data to a computer's storage medium.
"Make sure to do a quick save before closing the application to avoid losing your work."
• conjunction
Except; but.
"They knew nothing about the stranger, save that he had arrived on the midnight train."
• preposition
Except; other than.
"The museum was entirely empty save one security guard patrolling the ground floor."
Word Nuance & Usage
As a preposition or conjunction, 'save' is often considered formal, archaic, or literary, primarily appearing in written texts rather than everyday modern speech.
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old French 'sauver', from Late Latin 'salvare', meaning 'to make safe or secure', derived from Latin 'salvus' (safe).
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.