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save¹ S1 W1 /seɪv/ verb1.  FROM HARM/DANGER  [transitive] to make someone or something safe from danger, harm, or destruction ⇨ rescue:
    Emergency aid could save millions threatened with starvation.
    a new treatment that could save his life
    She was determined to save her marriage.
    the campaign to save the rain forests
    save somebody/something from something
    He saved the child from drowning.
2.  MONEY  [intransitive and transitive] (also save up) to keep money in a bank so that you can use it later, especially when you gradually add more money over a period of time:
    He managed to save enough to buy a small house.
    So far, I’ve saved about £500.
    save for
    I’m saving up for a new car. ⇨ saver
3.  NOT WASTE  [transitive] (also save on something) to use less money, time, energy etc so that you do not waste any
   OPP  waste:
    We’ll save a lot of time if we go by car.
    Everyone is being encouraged to save energy.
    ways to save money on heating bills
    energy-saving/time-saving etc
    money-saving ideas
4.  TO USE LATER  [transitive] to keep something so that you can use or enjoy it in the future:
    We’ll save the rest of the food and have it later.
    save something for something
    I had a bottle of champagne which I’d been saving for a special occasion.
5.  COLLECT  [transitive] (also save something ↔ up) to keep all the objects of a particular kind that you can find, so that you can use them:
    I’m saving up vouchers to get a cheap air ticket to the States.
6.  HELP TO AVOID  [transitive] to help someone by making it unnecessary for them to do something that they do not want to do:
    If you lent me £5, it would save me a trip to the bank.
    save somebody doing something
    I’ll take the shopping home in the car to save you carrying it.
    save somebody the trouble/bother (of doing something)
    I’ll get a taxi from the station to save you the trouble of coming to collect me.
7.  KEEP FOR SOMEBODY  [transitive] to stop people from using something so that it is available for someone else:
    Will you save me a seat?
    save something for somebody
    We’ll save some dinner for you if you’re late.
8.  COMPUTER  [intransitive and transitive] to make a computer keep the work that you have done on it:
    Don’t forget to save before you close the file.
    Did you save the changes that you made?
9.  SPORT  [intransitive and transitive] to stop the other team from scoring in a game such as football:
    The goalkeeper just managed to save the shot.
10. you saved my life spoken used to thank someone who has helped you out of a difficult situation or solved a problem for you:
    Thanks again for the loan – you really saved my life.
11. save sb’s skin/neck/bacon informal to help someone to escape from an extremely difficult or dangerous situation:
    He lied in court to save his own skin.
12. save the day to stop things from going badly and make a situation end successfully:
    A local businessman saved the day by donating £30,000 to the school.
13. save face to do something that will stop you from looking stupid or feeling embarrassed:
    A compromise must be found which will allow both sides in the dispute to save face. ⇨ face-saving
14. saving grace the one good thing that makes someone or something acceptable:
    His sense of humour was his only saving grace.
15. somebody can’t do something to save his/her life informal to be completely unable to do something:
    He couldn’t draw to save his life__
16. save your breath spoken used to tell someone that it is not worth saying anything, because nothing they say will make any difference to the situation:
    I tried to explain, but she told me to save my breath.
17. save somebody from themselves to prevent someone from doing something that they want to do but that you think is harmful
18.  RELIGION  [intransitive and transitive] in the Christian church, to free someone from the power of evil and bring them into the Christian religion:
    Jesus came to save sinners.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ save to gradually collect money by not spending all the money you have, especially when you regularly put some of it in a bank: She doesn’t earn much, but she still manages to save a few dollars each week. | We’re saving for a deposit to buy a house.
   ▪ set/put aside to regularly save part of the money you earn, especially over a long period of time: You should start setting aside part of your earnings as retirement savings.
   ▪ scrimp and save to try to save money by spending less on the things you need and by saving what you can, especially when you do not earn very much: My parents scrimped and saved for years to send me to college.
   ▪ squirrel something away informal to keep something, especially money, in a safe place to be used later: I wanted to surprise her, so I squirreled away a couple of dollars a week to spend on a present.
   ▪ economize to spend less money by buying only the things that you really need, or by buying cheaper things: Weddings can be expensive, but you can economize by doing some things yourself.

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save² noun [countable]an action in which a player in a game such as football prevents the other team from scoring:
    Martin made a brilliant save from Nichol’s shot.
     

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■ Actions when using a computer
   ▪ start up/boot up to make a computer start working: I’m having problems starting up my computer.
   ▪ log on/in to start using a computer system by typing your name and password: He logged on and read his emails.
   ▪ click on something to press a button on a computer mouse to choose a program, file etc from the screen: When you click on the link, it sends you to the company’s website.
   ▪ install to add new software to a computer so that the software is ready to be used: All users should install anti-virus software.
   ▪ download to move information, pictures, or music from the Internet onto your computer: You can download MP3 files.
   ▪ upload to move information, pictures, or music from your computer to a different computer across the Internet: Sites such as YouTube allow you to upload your own videos.
   ▪ open to make a file or program ready to use: Open a new file and type in the information.
   ▪ scroll up/down to move information on a computer screen up or down so that you can read it: Scroll down to read the questions and answers.
   ▪ enter to type information into a computer: The program requires you to enter a password.
   ▪ delete to remove information from a computer: I’ve deleted his email. | When you delete a file, it first gets moved to the recycle bin.
   ▪ cut and paste to remove information from one place and put it in another place: Tutors are looking out for students who cut and paste their essays from the Internet.
   ▪ save to make a computer keep the work that you have done on it: Make sure you save any work you do before you shut the computer down.
   ▪ close to stop having a file or program ready to use: To close the window, click on the ‘X’ in the top right-hand corner of the screen.
   ▪ log off/out to stop using a computer system by giving it particular instructions: I get an error message when I log off.
   ▪ shut down to make a computer stop working: Employees should shut their computers down at the end of each day.
   ▪ restart/reboot to make a computer start working again: Wait a few minutes before rebooting your computer.

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save³ (also ˈsave for) preposition formalexcept:
    She answered all the questions save one.
    save that
    Little is known about his early life, save that he had a brother.
     

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   ▪ except used when saying that a statement does not include a particular person or thing. At the beginning of a sentence, you must use except for, not just except, before a noun: The office is open every day except Sundays. | Except for a man walking his dog, the park was empty. | Most of the critics liked the play, except for one critic on the 'Los Angeles Times'. | Except for a few years in the early sixties and seventies, inflation has been a continuing feature of American life since World War II. | The area looks very much like the state of Iowa, except that it is surrounded by beautiful snow-covered mountains. | Except in an emergency, these doors must remain closed.
   ▪ apart from/aside from used when mentioning one or two things that do not fit the main thing that you are saying: Aside from one or two minor errors, this is an excellent piece of research. | The films were all made in Hollywood, apart from one, which was made in the UK. | The weather was not very good in the first week. Apart from that, it was a good holiday.
   ▪ excluding/not including used when saying that something, especially a total number or amount, does not include a particular thing or person. Excluding is more formal than not including: The software costs $49.95, not including tax. | Excluding students, the total number of unemployed rose from 2 million to 2.3 million.
   ▪ with the exception of formal except for one particular person or thing: Denmark has more wind turbines than any other place in the world, with the exception of California. | With the exception of skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women.
   ▪ but used especially after words such as nothing, all, any, anyone, everything or everyone when saying that something is the only thing, or someone is the only person: There is nothing but trees, for mile after mile. | The garment covers everything but the eyes. | All but a few of her family died of the disease.
   ▪ save formal used for mentioning the only person or thing which is not included in what you are saying: Every man she had ever loved, save her father, was now dead.