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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024safe /seɪf/USA pronunciation adj., saf•er, saf•est, n. adj. - offering security from danger;
giving protection:a safe neighborhood. - free from injury or risk:They arrived home safe.
- reasonably correct:a safe estimate.
- dependable;
trustworthy:a safe guide. - careful to avoid risk:a very safe driver.
- Sport[Baseball.]reaching base without being put out:[be + ~]safe at home!
- (of a secret) that will not be told to others:[be + ~]Your secret is safe with me.
n. [countable] - a steel box or other secure place for valuables:a safe in the wall, hidden behind a bookshelf.
Idioms- play (it) safe, to avoid taking unnecessary risks:He played it safe and didn't drive fast in the snow.
safe•ly, adv. safe•ness, n. [uncountable]See -salv-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024safe (sāf USA pronunciation ), adj., saf•er, saf•est, n. adj. - secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk:a safe place.
- free from hurt, injury, danger, or risk:to arrive safe and sound.
- involving little or no risk of mishap, error, etc.:a safe estimate.
- dependable or trustworthy:a safe guide.
- careful to avoid danger or controversy:a safe player; a safe play.
- denied the chance to do harm;
in secure custody:a criminal safe in jail. - Sport[Baseball.]
- reaching base without being put out:safe on the throw to first base.
- making it possible to reach a base:a safe slide.
n. - a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- any receptacle or structure for the storage or preservation of articles:a meat safe.
- Building(in plumbing)
- a pan for catching leakage.
- template (def. 7).
- Slang Termsa condom.
- Latin salvus intact, whole; (noun, nominal) late Middle English save, origin, originally derivative of save1, assimilated to the adjective, adjectival; compare salvation
- Anglo-French saf, Old French sauf
- (adjective, adjectival) Middle English sauf, saf 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged protected, sound, guarded. Safe, secure may both imply that something can be regarded as free from danger. These words are frequently interchangeable. Safe, however, is applied rather to a person or thing that is out of or has passed beyond the reach of danger:The ship is safe in port.Secure is applied to that about which there is no need to fear or worry:to feel secure about the future; The foundation of the house does not seem very secure.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sure, reliable.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wary, careful.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged strongbox, coffer, chest, safe-deposit box.
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