I. ˈsāv verb
( saved ; sav·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French salver, from Late Latin salvare, from Latin salvus safe — more at safe
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to deliver from sin
b. : to rescue or deliver from danger or harm
c. : to preserve or guard from injury, destruction, or loss
d. : to store (data) in a computer or on a storage device (as a floppy disk or CD)
2.
a. : to put aside as a store or reserve : accumulate
saving money for emergencies
b. : to spend less by
save 25 percent
3.
a. : to make unnecessary : avoid
it save s an hour's driving
b.
(1) : to keep from being lost to an opponent
(2) : to prevent an opponent from scoring or winning
4. : maintain , preserve
save appearances
intransitive verb
1. : to rescue or deliver someone
2.
a. : to put aside money
b. : to avoid unnecessary waste or expense : economize
c. : to spend less money
buy now and save
3. : to make a save
Synonyms: see rescue
• sav·able or save·able ˈsā-və-bəl adjective
• sav·er noun
II. noun
Date: 1890
1. : a play that prevents an opponent from scoring or winning
2. : the action of a relief pitcher in baseball in successfully protecting a team's lead ; also : official credit for a save
III. preposition
Etymology: Middle English sauf, from Anglo-French sauve, from sauf, adjective, safe — more at safe
Date: 14th century
: other than : but , except
no hope save one
IV. conjunction
Date: 14th century
1. : except for the fact that : only — used with that
of his earlier years little is known, save that he studied violin — J. N. Burk
2. : but , except — used before a word often taken to be the subject of a clause
no one knows about it save she