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English Meaning

The herb sage, or salvia.

1. To rescue from harm, danger, or loss.
2. To set free from the consequences of sin; redeem.
3. To keep in a safe condition; safeguard.
4. To prevent the waste or loss of; conserve.
5. To avoid spending (money) so as to keep or accumulate it.
6. To avoid spending (money or time) in an amount less than what circumstances normally require: saved $25 at the sale; saved 15 minutes by taking a shortcut.
7. To set aside for future use; store.
8. To treat with care by avoiding fatigue, wear, or damage; spare: save one's eyesight.
9. To make unnecessary; obviate: Your taking the trunk to the attic has saved me an extra trip.
10. Sports To prevent (a goal) from being scored by an opponent.
11. To preserve a victory in (a game).
12. Baseball To preserve (another pitcher's win) by protecting one's team's lead during a stint of relief pitching.
13. Computer Science To copy (a file) from a computer's main memory to a storage medium.
14. To avoid waste or expense; economize.
15. To accumulate money: saving for a vacation.
16. To preserve a person or thing from harm or loss.
17. Sports An act that prevents an opponent from scoring.
18. Baseball A preservation by a relief pitcher of another pitcher's win.
19. save (one's) breath To refrain from a futile appeal or effort: Save your breath; you can't dissuade them.
20. With the exception of; except: "No man enjoys self-reproach save a masochist” ( Philip Wylie).
21. Were it not; except: The house would be finished by now, save that we had difficulty contracting a roofer.
22. Unless.