safe

Definitions


[seɪf], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- protected from or not exposed to danger or risk; not likely to be harmed or lost
(e.g: eggs remain in the damp sand, safe from marine predators)

- cautious and unenterprising
(e.g: MacGregor would be a compromise, the safe choice)

- based on good reasons or evidence and not likely to be proved wrong
(e.g: the verdict is safe and satisfactory)

- uninjured; with no harm done
(e.g: they had returned safe and sound)

- excellent (used to express approval or enthusiasm)
(e.g: that shirt is real safe)


Phrases:
- safe in the knowledge that
- to be on the safe side

Origin:
Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French sauf, from Latin salvus ‘uninjured’. The noun is from the verb save, later assimilated to the adjectival form


[seɪf], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a strong fireproof cabinet with a complex lock, used for the storage of valuables

- a condom


Phrases:
- safe in the knowledge that
- to be on the safe side

Origin:
Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French sauf, from Latin salvus ‘uninjured’. The noun is from the verb save, later assimilated to the adjectival form




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