[
UK
/sˈeɪf/
]
[ US /ˈseɪf/ ]
[ US /ˈseɪf/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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having reached a base without being put out
the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball -
free from danger or the risk of harm
you will be safe here
a safe place
a safe bet
a safe trip -
financially safe
a good investment
a secure investment - (of an undertaking) secure from risk
NOUN
- contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
- a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests
- strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
How To Use safe In A Sentence
- Shah went forth with her for a distance of three parasangs; after which he bade farewell to her and the Wazir and those with him, and returned to his home in gladness and safety. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
- Their prayers were answered and the child was found safe and well.
- If there was any hope of holding on to even a shred of her dwindling self-respect, she should do exactly what she knew Margo would do—close the laptop, take her de-scrunchied, perfumed, and nearly thonged self down to the nearest club, pick up the first passably good-looking stranger who asked her to dance, and bring him back to the apartment for some safe but anonymous sex. Goodnight Tweetheart
- A lot of people already have two alcohol-free days a week but still drink more than is safe. The Sun
- Eight is a lot of unsafeness since my last test last July. Miss-k2 Diary Entry
- He claimed that we'd all be a lot safer if researchers would keep details about vulnerabilities to themselves, and stop arming hackers with offensive tools.
- The caller urges the often elderly victims to transfer their money to a'safe' account set up in their name. Times, Sunday Times
- That's when I noticed the little sticker on the window explaining the purpose of the ‘Child Safety Lock’.
- The flight crew made a distress call and the aircraft landed safely on one engine around 14 minutes after take-off.
- They are hired to crack a safe, photograph the contents of a locked briefcase inside, and return it to the owner without him knowing.