save

verb (save, saves, saved, saving); noun (a save — in sport)

«save» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To save is to keep money instead of spending it, so you have more later. tree →
To save someone or something is to keep them safe from danger. tree →
To save time, water or energy is to use less of it. tree →
To save a file on a computer is to store it. tree →
In football or hockey, a save is when the goalkeeper stops the ball. tree →
To save something can also mean to keep it for later use, not just to keep money. tree →

In the lessons

to put money by, so it grows: «saves N a day for D days» is N × D; in science and everyday life we save water and energy; phrases: «save up», «save for», «save time», «save energy», «save a life», «save a seat»

Examples

Zoe saves 4 cents a day. tree →
Tom saved 15 cents last week and 10 cents this week. tree →
How many days must Lily save 5 cents to have 30 cents? tree →
I'm saving up for a new bike. tree →
The lifeguard saved a boy from the waves. tree →
Turn off the tap to save water. tree →
Save your work before you close the computer. tree →
The goalkeeper made a great save. tree →
Save de pacin' mar' fer Sunday. tree →

Note

«saves N a day for D days» is N × D. Trap: «how many days to save T» is T ÷ N. Trap: if someone has saved some already, take it away from the goal first. «save» money is the opposite of «spend».

In Jewish tradition

The Torah teaches that saving a life is among the most important duties, and Jewish law lets almost any other commandment be set aside to do it. In the primary lessons: to put money by, so it grows: «saves N a day for D days» is N × D; in science and everyday life we save water and energy; phrases: «save up», «save for», «save time», «save energy», «save a life», «save a seat»

Examples

And they said: 'Thou hast saved our lives. (Torah GEN.47.25, JPS 1917) tree →
And Moses said unto them: 'Have ye saved all the women alive? (Torah NUM.31.15, JPS 1917) tree →
He that sacrificeth unto the gods, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed. (Torah EXO.22.20, JPS 1917) tree →
So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. (Prophets 1SA.23.5, JPS 1917) tree →
For who is God, save the LORD? (Writings PSA.18.32, JPS 1917) tree →
We beseech Thee, O LORD, save now! (Writings PSA.118.25, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Early Modern English

Meaning

Except; apart from. ("None save the LORD" means "no one except the LORD.") tree →

Then and now

Today save mostly means rescue or keep money; as except it is old-fashioned. The first two sentences use except; the third uses rescue, as today.

Examples

He that sacrificeth unto the gods, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed. (Torah EXO.22.20, JPS 1917) tree →
Save de pacin' mar' fer Sunday. (Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings) tree →
For he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her. (Torah DEU.22.27, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: except.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «save» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«save» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «save» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«save» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «save» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«save» in the Early Modern English dictionary on Mova free.

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