Category:Save

Save, n. Etym: [see sage the herb.]

Defn: the herb sage, or salvia. [obs.] Chaucer.

Save Save, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saved; p. pr. & vb. n. Saving.] Etym: [oe. Saven, sauven, salven, of. salver, sauver, f. sauver, l. salvare, fr. Salvus saved, safe. See safe, a.]

1. To make safe; to procure the safety of; to preserve from injury, Destruction, or evil of any kind; to rescue from impending danger; As, to save a house from the flames. God save all this fair company. Chaucer. He cried, saying, lord, save me. Matt. xiv. 30. Thou hast. . . quitted all to save a world from utter loss. Milton.

2. (theol.)

Defn: specifically, to deliver from and its penalty; to rescue from a State of condemnation and spiritual death, and bring into a state of Spiritual life. Christ jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 tim. i. 15.

3. To keep from being spent or lost; to secure from waste or Expenditure; to lay up; to reserve. Now save a nation, and now save a groat. Pope.

4. To rescue from something undesirable or hurtful; to prevent from Doing something; to spare. I'll save you that labor, sir. All's now done. Shak.

5. To hinder from doing, suffering, or happening; to obviate the Necessity of; to prevent; to spare. Will you not speak to save a lady's blush dryden.

6. To hold possession or use of; to escape loss of. Just saving the tide, and putting in a stock of merit. Swift. To save appearance, to preserve a decent outside; to avoid exposure Of a discreditable state of things.

Syn. -- to preserve; rescue; deliver; protect; spare; reserve; prevent.

Save Save, v. i.

Defn: to avoid unnecessary expense or expenditure; to prevent waste; To be economical. Brass ordnance saveth in the quantity of the material. Bacon.

Save Save, prep. or conj. Etym: [f. sauf, properly adj., safe. See safe, A.]

Defn: except; excepting; not including; leaving out; deducting; Reserving; saving. Five times received i forty stripes save one. 2 cor. xi. 24.

Syn. -- see except.

Save Save, conj.

Defn: except; unless.