save
A2Frequent NGSL-1UK /seɪv/US /seɪv/
Meaning
verb
to keep somebody/something safe from death, harm, loss, etc.
“save somebody/something, to save somebody’s life”
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“The power of human empathy leading to collective action saves lives and frees prisoners.”
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“So what the discovery of African writers did for me was this: It saved me from having a single story of what books are.”
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“where intellectual honesty and humility saved our company.”
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The power of human empathy leading to collective action saves lives and frees prisoners.
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