save

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈseɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/seɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling'save': (sāv); 'Save': (sä′və)

Inflections of 'save' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
saves
v 3rd person singular
saving
v pres p
saved
v past
saved
v past p

Collocations for "save"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "save" in context.

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save

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. save a life
  2. saved my life [when, after]
  3. saved her from [drowning, falling]
  4. save [a dollar, money]
  5. [will, to] save you the trouble of
  6. save on [vacation, your purchase]
  7. save the [rest, food, leftovers] for later
  8. save for [college, retirement]
  9. save up (money) [for, to]
  10. save money
  11. UK: save [the, your] pennies
  12. save up enough to [go, buy, rent]
  13. save a [document, copy, image file]
  14. save the [URL, page]
  15. (don't forget to) save your [document, file]
  16. save [it, your document] as a [jpeg, PDF]
  17. save your [receipts, checks, records]
  18. save me a [bit, piece, slice]
  19. save your [strength, energy, courage]
  20. save me a spot (next to you)
  21. save the best for last
  22. save [it, the excuses] for [the principal, your father]
  23. save time by
  24. (try to) save the world
  25. [want, have, needed] to save him from himself
  26. saves me from having to [go, ask, make]
  27. saved me from asking
  28. [can, will, could] save as much as [$50]
  29. [claims, is said] to save as much as [$50]
  30. saved by the bell
n
  1. sport: a [great, fantastic, difficult] save
  2. a [crucial, key, game-winning] save
  3. a [penalty, free-kick, diving, low] save
  4. the goalkeeper made [three, seven] saves
  5. a [document, file, disc] save
  6. let me make a [quick, fast] save
n as adj
  1. the save [button, option, command]
'save' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
attempt - automation - backup - bacon - battle - bedroom - booking - bookmark - bother - brief - brilliant - browser - campaign - cherish - corner - cost - courier - data - date - decree - delete - demonstration - deposit - depress - desktop - die - dive - document - download - drowning - edit - enable - encode - endangered - energy - environment - envisage - expedite - exploit - failing - fake - farm - fate - favorite - fight - file - format - frantic - fuel - garnish

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