save1 verbsave2 nounsave3 preposition
savesave1 /seɪv/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 
WORD ORIGINsave1
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French salver, from Late Latin salvare, from Latin salvus; ➔ SAFE1VERB TABLE
save
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | save |
| he, she, it | saves | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | saved |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have saved |
| he, she, it | has saved | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had saved |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will save |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have saved |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am saving |
| he, she, it | is saving | |
| you, we, they | are saving | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was saving |
| you, we, they | were saving | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been saving |
| he, she, it | has been saving | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been saving |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be saving |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been saving |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Save the chicken bones to make stock later.
- Save your work and close down any applications that are open.
- Ben would have died in the blaze if a fireman hadn't saved him.
- Bob and Martha worked hard to save their marriage, for the sake of the children.
- Don't throw the wrapping paper away - I'm going to save it and use it again.
- Environmentalists are campaigning to save the white rhinoceros from extinction.
- Financial experts are trying to save one of Britain's biggest holiday companies from bankruptcy.
- How long did it take you to save all that money?
- I find it very difficult to save - I just spend everything I get.
- It's a low-paid job, but she still manages to save a few dollars each week.
- Michael was saved from choking to death by Susie.
- money-saving coupons
- My grandmother saved up all her old magazines.
- Officer McCarthy had saved her from a savage attack in the park.
- She planned to work until she had saved enough money to attend nursing school in Nashville.
- The President had been shot from close range. It was only his bullet-proof vest that saved him.
- They've already started saving for their next vacation.
- We're trying to save money to buy a house.
- We can save fifteen minutes by taking the expressway.
- Wearing a seat belt can help save your life.
- Did he give it to save his own neck?
- Estimates of the amount of money saved by the taxpayer over the five-year period vary widely.
- Even a few dollars worth of prevention can save you thousands and keep you in business.
- The Everqueen is saved by Tyrion.
- The first order of business is for the guys to save themselves from the elements, starvation, and that darn bear.
- Was this a massive bribe to save Will from a charge of infanticide and possibly the gallows?
THESAURUS
to gradually collect money by not spending all the money you have, especially when you regularly put some of it in a bank: · She doesn’t earn much, but she still manages to save a few dollars each week.· We’re saving for a deposit to buy a house.
to regularly save part of the money you earn, especially over a long period of time: · You should start setting aside part of your earnings as retirement savings.
to try to save money by spending less on the things you need and by saving what you can, especially when you do not earn very much: · My parents scrimped and saved for years to send me to college.
informal to keep something, especially money, in a safe place to be used later: · I wanted to surprise her, so I squirreled away a couple of dollars a week to spend on a present.
to spend less money by buying only the things that you really need, or by buying cheaper things: · Weddings can be expensive, but you can economize by doing some things yourself.
Longman Language Activatorto save money to gradually collect money by not spending all the money you have, especially when you regularly put some of it in a bank: · I find it very difficult to save - I just spend everything I get.· How long did it take you to save all that money?· It's a low-paid job, but she still manages to save a few dollars each week.· She planned to work until she had saved enough money to attend nursing school in Nashville.save for (=save money in order to pay for something): · They've already started saving for their next vacation.
to save money in order to buy something or to do something: · If you want a new bike you'll have to start saving up.· She's saved up enough money to take a course in computer science.save up to do something: · Dave's been saving up for months to buy a new camera.save up for: · It took me ages to save up for those trainers.
to regularly save part of the money you earn, especially over a long period of time: set aside something: · We've all been setting aside a little money each month for a trip to Disneyland.set something aside: · If you want to build up a good pension fund, you should start setting aside a small part of your earnings now.
to try to save money by spending less on the things you need and by saving what you can, especially when you do not earn very much: · After years of scrimping and saving, we've finally got enough money to go on a foreign holiday.scrimp and save to do something: · My parents had to scrimp and save for years to send me to college.
to have money you have saved · It's a good thing I had some extra money saved - I didn't expect the car repairs to be so expensive.· Fortunately, we had enough saved up for a nice flat.
if you have money put by or put away , you have saved it over a long period of time: · I think Philip has quite a lot of money put by.· I knew my aunt had a few thousand put away but I never realized she was practically a millionaire!
if you have money tucked away , you have saved it, especially when other people do not know that you have it or where you keep it: · It turned out that he had several million tucked away in a secret Swiss bank account.· I try to keep a little money tucked away for my retirement.
the money you have saved · The old woman kept her savings in a big jar under her bed.· I'm paying for the course out of my own savings.savings of · Do you have savings of £3000 or more?· You may qualify for state benefit if you have less than £8000 in savings.somebody's life savings (=all the money you have saved in your life) · My parents spent their life savings on a retirement home in Florida.
an amount of money that you have saved for the time when you stop working, get married etc: · This investment will be a nice little nest egg for you when you get married.· A long period of high inflation will eventually reduce the value of your nest egg.
to help someone in danger or a bad situation to stop someone from being killed or badly hurt, or help them out of a bad situation: · Ben would have died in the blaze if a fireman hadn't saved him.· The President had been shot from close range. It was only his bullet-proof vest that saved him.save somebody from something: · Officer McCarthy had saved her from a savage attack in the park.· Environmentalists are campaigning to save the white rhinoceros from extinction.save somebody from doing something: · Michael was saved from choking to death by Susie.save somebody's life: · Wearing a seat belt can help save your life.
to save someone by removing them from a dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant situation, especially when this involves taking serious risks: · Firefighters worked for two hours to rescue people who were trapped in the bus.rescue somebody from something: · We were rescued from the sinking ship by a passing fishing boat.· She was rescued from her underpaid factory job by a movie director searching for new talent.
to save someone from a dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant situation, when they urgently need help: · He attempted to rob another girl, but her friends came to the rescue. come to somebody's rescue: · The baby was destined to spend her life in an orphanage until a nurse came to her rescue.come to the rescue of: · Agassi once again came to the rescue of his country in the quarter final of the Davis Cup.
to save someone from a dangerous place by taking them away in a boat or aircraft: pick up somebody: · They spent the night near the top of the mountain, before being picked up by a helicopter.pick somebody up: · A lifeboat picked them up two miles from the coast.
to help someone in a social situation to do or say something that helps someone who is embarrassed or bored in a conversation or social situation: · I was stuck talking to Aunt Martha until Mom rescued me.· I felt embarrassed, not knowing how to answer his question, but Jane saved me by changing the subject.save/rescue from: · Excuse me a moment, I must go and rescue Mary from boring old Mr. Potter.
to do or say something that helps someone at exactly the right time when they are bored, embarrassed, or nervous in a conversation or social situation: · I was struggling to think of things to say until one of my colleagues came to the rescue.come to somebody's rescue: · I couldn't remember my doctor's name - fortunately Maria came to my rescue.
to stop something from being damaged or lost to save objects, buildings, places etc that are in danger of being damaged or destroyed: · We could only save some clothes and a few pieces of furniture before the house burned down.· The Landmark Trust is a charity which rescues buildings of architectural interest.save/rescue something from something: · It is almost too late to save the rainforest from destruction.· A historic woollen mill has been rescued from the threat of demolition.
to save something, especially something valuable, from a place where other things have already been damaged, destroyed, or lost: · Drivers hope to salvage some of the ship's cargo.· The fire had destroyed most of the building, but we managed to salvage a few valuable items.salvage something from something: · The house was built of timber salvaged from an earlier building.
to help an organization, business, relationship etc to do something to help a business, country, relationship etc that is having serious problems and will soon fail: · Bob and Martha worked hard to save their marriage, for the sake of the children.save something from something: · Financial experts are trying to save one of Britain's biggest holiday companies from bankruptcy.
to help an organization, business, or country that is having serious financial problems, for example by lending money or improving the way it is organized: · The World Bank hopes that these emergency measures will rescue the Zambian economy.· The city council had continued to overspend, assuming that the federal government would come to the rescue.rescue something from something: · He reorganized the family business, rescuing it from severe debt.
to help a person, business, or organization that is having serious financial problems by lending or giving them money: bail out somebody: · The government bailed out the ailing car company in order to protect jobs.bail somebody out: · He owed thousands of dollars, and his mother had to sell land to bail him out.bail somebody out of something: · You can't expect your father to bail you out of trouble all the time.
to do something to help a company or relationship when it is having serious problems, so that it does not fail completely: · The company is busy trying to salvage its core business.· Retailing and tourism can't salvage an ailing economy.salvage something from something: · If you no longer care for your partner, it is time to ask what can be salvaged from your relationship.
to save a person or company that is in serious financial difficulties and is soon going to fail, by giving them enough money to continue: · Just before my business went bankrupt, my father threw me a lifeline in the form of a $10,000 loan.· The Administration refuses to throw a lifeline to the troubled automobile industry.
to save something to use later to keep something and not use it now, so that you can use it later when you want it or need it: · Save some of the cheese to sprinkle on top of the sauce.· We can use half the wood now but we ought to keep the rest -- we might need it.save/keep something for something: · He took out his last cigarette, which he'd been saving for just this moment.save/keep something for somebody: · We'd have kept some food for you if we'd known you were coming.save/keep something for later: · I'll keep some of these magazines for later, and read them on the plane.save something for a rainy day (=save something to use at a time when you really need it): · Would you like some Scotch? I have a bottle somewhere that I've been saving for a rainy day.
to save part of something, so that if the part that you are using is not good enough, large enough etc, you will have more to use: · Luckily I had kept some wine in reserve, in case the rest got finished quickly.keep sth in reserve for: · It's a good idea to keep a little money in reserve for those unexpected emergencies.
to not use or give away all of something, so that you still have some of it left for yourself or for another purpose: keep something back: · Keep a small amount of icing back for the other cake.keep back something: · Most farmers are able to keep back enough of their crop for their own use.
: conserve resources/energy/materials etc to use something very carefully so that you will have enough for the future: · Recycling helps conserve natural and often limited resources.· As a way of conserving water, people were not allowed to use hosepipes or wash their cars.
things you do with a computer to put information into a computer by pressing the keys: · When you have entered your credit card information, go to the next screen.
to make a file, program etc that is exactly the same as another one: · Copy the files into a new folder.
to make a computer keep the work that you have done in its memory or on a disk: · Save your work and close down any applications that are open.
to remove a piece of information from a computer's memory: · Delete any files that end in ".tmp".
to use the mouse to choose words or pictures on a computer screen, usually making them change colour: · To create parallel columns, press Alt-F7 and select option 4.
to move up or down through a document on a computer: scroll up/down: · Scroll down to see when the website was last updated.
also do a search to look for information on a computer or on the Internet: search for: · I did a search for any articles by Varenqe on the web, and I found quite a few.search by: · To find a book on our site, you can search by author, title, or subject.search something for something: · You can search the document for particular words or phrases, in order to get directly to the information you need.
to make a document or computer program ready to use: · Open the file called Templates.
to do the things you have to do when you want to stop using a document or a computer program: · Close all applications before shutting down your computer.
to press a button on a mouse in order to choose something on the screen and make the computer perform a particular action: · Click on 'next' when you have finished filling out the form.
to remove a piece of information from one place in a computer program or document and put it in a different place instead: · It's easier if you just cut and paste the information from one page to another.
to mark words in a computer document in a different colour so that you can see them easily or to separate it from the rest of the document: · To delete a block of text, highlight it and then press Del.
to move something on a computer screen by pulling it along with the mouse: · You can delete the files by dragging them into your "trash" folder.
to secretly and often illegally find a way to reach the information on someone else's computer system so that you can use, change, or damage it: · A criminal gang hacked into a credit card company's most secure files.
to keep something and not sell it or give or throw it away · My mother kept all the letters my father ever wrote her.· I've decided to keep my car even though it's getting old.· I keep all my tickets and boarding passes as souvenirs.· Why do you want to keep all these old magazines?
to keep something that you could throw away, because you might want to use it in the future: · When mom died we found a box full of old newspaper clippings she had saved.· Don't throw the wrapping paper away - I'm going to save it and use it again.
informal to keep something, especially because you might need it or it might become valuable at a later time: · Hold on to your ticket - you'll need it to get out of the station.· You should hang on to that painting. It might be worth something one day.· There's no point in hanging on to the baby clothes if you're not going to have more kids.
if someone will not part with something, they refuse to sell it or give it to anyone else because they like it so much: · We offered her $200 for the lamp, but she didn't want to part with it.· Over the years he'd become very attached to his old car and wouldn't part with it for the world.
formal to keep something, and not sell it, give it away, or get rid of it: · It is suggested that you retain copies of the documents for at least three years.· The treaty would not allow any country to produce, acquire, or retain chemical weapons.
to keep something so that someone else can use it later to not sell or give something to anyone else, so that someone can have it or use it later: · Let's save some of this pizza for Jill.· I haven't got enough money with me right now. Can you keep the vase for me while I go to the bank?· If you get any foreign stamps, could you save them for me? My nephew collects them.
British informal to keep something for someone until they are able to collect it, pay for it etc: · If I pay you for the chairs now, could you put them by and I'll collect them tomorrow?
if a shop or a company holds something for someone, they keep it until the person can come to buy or get it: · Your tickets will be held at the box office until one hour before the performance.· I got the post office to hold our mail while we were away.
to keep something separate and not use it because someone is going to buy it or use it later: · One of the rooms was set aside for a yoga class.· They didn't have the dress I wanted but said they would put one aside for me when they had a delivery.
to spend less money to reduce the amount of money that you regularly spend: · We've had to cut down a lot since Craig lost his job - it's been very hard for us.cut down on: · She's already cut down on going out and buying clothes, but she doesn't have enough money to start paying off her debts.cut down somebody's expenses/bills etc: · The department has overspent this year and we will have to cut down our expenses.
also economise British to spend less money by buying only the things that you really need, or by buying cheaper things: · Sorry, I can't come out tonight - I'm trying to economize.· We're economizing this year by having a cheaper vacation.economize on (=spend less money on something): · Families on low incomes are having to economize on food and heating costs.
to spend as little money as possible, only buying things you really need, because you have very little money and want to save it to use in the future: · Chris's parents scrimped and saved so that he could go to college.· I had hardly any money left and was scrimping and saving just to buy the bare necessities.
to spend less money than you usually do because there is less money available: · Most people have to tighten their belts a little when they retire.· Governments and companies are forced to tighten their belts during a recession.
to carefully plan and control how much you spend: · We'll have to budget more carefully in the future. We've spent far more than we can afford.budget for: · By the time I had budgeted for food and rent I only had a few pounds left.
WORD SETSacceptor, nounA/D, after date, adverbagio, nounAPACS, ARM, Asian Development Bank, nounATM, nounaval, nounbalance, nounbank, nounbank, verbbank account, nounbank balance, nounbankbook, nounbank card, nounbank draft, nounbanker, nounbanker's card, nounbanker's order, nounbank manager, nounbank mandate, bank money, banknote, nounbank rate, nounBBA, nounb/e, blank cheque, nounBoard of Banking Supervision, nounB of E, bounce, verbbuilding society, nounC/A, cap and collar, nouncapital adequacy, nouncard, nouncardholder, nouncash account, cash against documents, nouncash card, nouncash dispenser, nouncashier, nouncash machine, nouncash management, Cashpoint, nouncash ratio, central bank, nouncertificate of deposit, nouncertificate of protest, nouncharge account, nouncharge card, nouncheckbook, nounchecking account, nounchequebook, nouncheque card, nounCHIPS, CIB, clear, verbclearance, nounclearer, nounclearing bank, nounclearing house, nounClearing House Automated Payment System, nounClearing House Interbank Payments System, nounclient account, CMO, co-manager, nounComptroller of the Currency, nounconfirmed irrevocable credit, credit, verbcredit analysis, credit appraisal, credit control, credit facility, credit rationing, nouncross, verbcrossed cheque, nouncurrent account, nouncustodial account, debit, noundebit, verbdebit card, noundebit note, noundemand account, denomination, noundeposit, noundeposit account, noundeposit certificate, depositor, noundepository institution, deposit protection fund, noundevelopment bank, direct debit, noundirect deposit, noundiscount loan, documentary credit, draft, noundraw, verbeffective rate, EFTPOS, nounendorsee, nounendorser, nounescrow account, Euribor, nounEurodollar, nounEuropean interbank offered rate, export credit, extended credit, face amount, Federal funds, fiduciary, nounfinance charge, financial institution, nounforeign currency account, funder, nounFX, giro, nounhole-in-the-wall, nounidle balance, institutional investment, Issue Department, nounissuer, nounlodgment, nounlong-term credit, loro account, medium-term credit, merchant bank, nounmoney market, nounmoney order, nounnegotiable, adjectivenon-negotiable, adjectivenostro account, note issuance facility, notice account, NOW account, numbered account, overdraft, nounoverfunding, nounoverlend, verbpassbook, nounpayee, nounpaying-in book, nounpaying-in slip, nounpersonal credit, personal identification number, nounPIN, nounpostdate, verbpublic account, R/D, rediscounting, nounreserves, nounrevolving credit, risk analysis, nounsafety-deposit box, nounsave, verbsaver, nounsavings account, nounsavings bank, nounsecured credit, seignorage, nounself-liquidating, adjectiveshort-term credit, smart card, nounstanding order, nounstub, nounsuspense account, Switch card, nounteller, noununsecured credit, vostro account, yield spread,
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
a new treatment that could save his life money-saving ideas I’ll get a taxi from the station to save you the trouble of coming to collect me.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES I should have phoned the shop first and saved myself the bother of going there. He would say anything in court to try and save his own hide (=save himself). The boy needs a life-saving transplant operation. They scrimped and saved for years to buy their own home.
a new treatment that could save his life money-saving ideas I’ll get a taxi from the station to save you the trouble of coming to collect me. I should have phoned the shop first and saved myself the bother of going there. British English, a labor-saving device American English (=that reduces the amount of work you have to do)· Modern houses have so many labour-saving devices.
· There are hopes that the animals have now been saved from extinction.
· Save the file under a different filename.
· You can save fuel by not driving too fast.
He would say anything in court to try and save his own hide (=save himself). (=stop it being lost)· Her father fought with him to save her honour.
· The money you give will save the life of a child.
The boy needs a life-saving transplant operation. (=do things to try to stay together as a married couple)· They’re going to counseling to try to save their marriage.
(=use less money)· Companies fired workers to save money.
· She had saved up enough money to buy a car.
· The charity has saved many fine old buildings from oblivion.
· The child underwent a life-saving operation to remove a blockage in her stomach.
· He believes the invention saved him from financial ruin.
They scrimped and saved for years to buy their own home. (=tell other people not to sit there)· I'll save you a seat next to me.
· Surgeons believe they can save her sight.
· I used a ready-made sauce in order to save time.
· Greenpeace campaigns to save the whales.
(=help people in the world)· She’s doing her bit to save the world.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Sadly, drugs used in a desperate attempt to save his life made most of his organs unusable.· Prosecutors say it was around this time that Kim conceived a fraud scheme in a desperate attempt to save his conglomerate.· Horrified by his latest intentions, they were perhaps genuinely considering a last-ditch attempt to save him from himself.· Our attempts to save fresh water by mixing in seawater when cooking rice or noodles had not had much success.· Of course, you told me later that this was all done in an attempt to save my name.· The man will either leap into the river in an attempt to save the child or he will not.· In an attempt to save the wild, more and more has been tamed.
· Read in studio Conservationists have been celebrating the success of a campaign to save a series of weirs on the River Avon.· Yet another child initiated a campaign to save a giant tree from being cut down.· Meanwhile, however, the lack of adequate community care facilities has led to a campaign to save the old mental hospitals.· San Francisco Beautiful was founded 50 years ago in a campaign to save the cable cars.· If they die the whole campaign to save the condor by captive breeding could come under renewed attack.· He is at the forefront of the campaign to save the Elephant from extinction.· Yesterday, the parents renewed their campaign to save the school when they protested outside Strathclyde's headquarters in Glasgow.· At the beginning of the year they began an advertising campaign encouraging people to save rather than spend.
· One with a thermostat will cost more, but may save on running costs in warmer weather.· They saved on water costs by no longer needing 1, 4-million gallons per week.· There was a £27 / ha saving in seed costs.· So to save costs -- many millions a year, experts say -- the company stopped doling out awards.· Well, it saves on design costs.· Although it saved them substantial costs, these cases were not exactly searing moral victories for the healthcare plans.· Two-up printing also saves operating costs by squeezing more pages per linear foot of paper running through the printer.· Thus, visitors save on the costs of searching out good information.
· It's only five minutes long but it saves the day.· He brings her in, he saves the day.· Doctors fought to save him in the days afterward.· The servant: Clumsy, but he saved the day.· The Grand Duke walked impressively in to save the day.· What saves the day, then, is also what ruins the day: difference.· And not even Glen Hoddle's magic touch could save the day.· Then brother John showed up, just in time to save the day.
· Yet another effort to save the banks from the destructive effects of this river.· Lucky thing there was Old Chaostretching on like taffy, but in an effort to save her, it seemed.· But Vialli's weak effort was saved by substitute goalkeeper Sebastiano Rossi.· All efforts to save him failed.· But the lure of golf is such that efforts to save the Club were considerable.· Making no conscious effort to save or throw away old tickets, they become collectors.· For that, they can thank modest human efforts to save their habitat, plus months of pouring rain.· These gallant efforts failed to save the light cruisers.
· It will save you accessing the file manager program as often.· A keyboard combination that saved a file in one program might delete a word in another.· Remember to load and save the file in plain text mode.· There are similar options when you are saving files or running programs.· You can even use a word processor, as long as it will let you save the files as plain text.· You can fill in who saved the file, the title, and so on.· The Whiteboard can then be saved as a file that can be loaded for a particular conference.· Before you continue to create the links, you must save your file into the directory that will be permanently storing it.
· She did not have much time and believed it would have saved his job.· If the government prevents progress, it does save some jobs in the old-fashioned firm.· They say it's the only way to save nearly forty jobs.· Likewise, preventing trade saves some jobs in the protected company.· I am going to take the matter up with the company to try to save the jobs for Worcester.· But manager Davey Johnson may need both those victories to save his job.· Conservative back-benchers publicly welcomed the fall in inflation, but it is unlikely to be enough to save Mr Lamont's job.· It never saved a single job, I think.
· Biggs immediately went to the rescue, and pulled both men to the shore, successfully saving their lives.· My work has saved my life.· It took 35 vials of anti-venom to save his life.· Months later, still a drug abuser, he instinctively saves the life of a small-time hood at a nightclub.· In order to save her life the doctors stopped the treatment for the leprosy.· The swallow thanked Thumbelina for saving his life.· I have cut him off, she knew, as a doctor will cut off a much-needed limb to save a life.· Do we save it for life on an Iowa farm?
· It would save me a lot of time and effort.· If they had the courage to say that, they would have saved everyone a lot of trouble.· This was going to save us a lot of money and trouble.· Re-Chargeables Re-chargeable ni-cad batteries can obviously save you a lot of money.· With hindsight it would have saved a lot of heartbreak if he had looked the other way.· The mouse allows you to click the notes into position on the stave and saves a lot of keying time.· It must save an awful lot of embarrassment.
· He remembered Anne laughing about how much fun it was to give away money they'd saved for retirement.· The cost of the compensation was being met out of the money saved by cutting price subsidies.· With the money he saved, he bought a respectable set of secondhand clothes on Chatham Square.· What on earth was the point of collecting money to save the tower of a church that wasn't even beautiful?· By measuring their return on investment, they understand when spending money will save them money.· He figured out how much money would be saved if they reported half of their intake.
· Two operations were needed to save his foot, and playing rugby again seemed as unlikely as Newport beating the All Blacks.· Yesterday the youngster, who has not been named, was recovering in hospital from an emergency operation to save his sight.
· But the traditional banana-producing countries are banding together to save their skins.· The fishermen were simply making arrangements to save their own skins.· So Cresci saved his skin, and Menotti flew home, blowing on his fingers.· They had two towels they wetted in the by now black water to save the skin of their thighs.· He is intent only on saving his own skin.· It is not the first time he has resigned to save his political skin.· Set against my wits and guile, Manly strength won't save your skin.
· That saved my butt several times.· This obviously saves time in group sessions, but only if everyone does it.· Every invention during our lifetime has been just to save time.· This New Body Workout integrates both these elements-making it doubly effective, yet saves you time!· Consolidating these facilities will save time and money, Near said.· This saves time and is a lot quicker than walking.· He taught me things that saved my life several times.
· We could dispense some justice and hang him from the bowsprit to save the courts the trouble.· It saved her the trouble of putting gray powder in her hair.· It saves me the trouble of going after you.· Manny says, saving Primo the trouble.· Act now, save trouble later!· Blyth saved me the trouble of suggesting a game of football by doing it himself.· Why not send government poll-takers door to door, saving voters the trouble of having to remember when Election Day falls?
· If he saves the world too often, he will vanish completely.· It is nothing less than an opportunity to save or change the world.· Certainly she was saving the world, but was that enough?· From this grim situation the party was saved by the First World War.· She was thin, taller than I, full of ideals and plans to save the world.
VERB· But they say their real reward is knowing they've helped to save lives.· For Hazel Rodgers, a 78-year-old glaucoma sufferer who credits marijuana with helping to save her eyesight.· Soldiers and police tried to help but couldn't save the singers.· Even with the goddess's help he could not save his wife.· But a tracheotomy throat operation which helped to save his life may have changed his distinctive voice for ever.· We need your help to save the past for future generations.· I then had the first of the mad ideas that helped to save our lives.
· Three police officers who tried to save the children were beaten back by the intense heat and smoke.· Bernie tries to save some dignity.· The President was working grueling eighteen-hour days trying to save the Great Deal.· Who were you in your arrogance to try to save him from his wish?· He had tried to save one of his sheep from drowning in the river, and he drowned himself.· A lot of public money went into trying to save what could be saved, or to help companies redeploy.· Susan is trying to save my life.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► save somebody’s skin/neck/bacon► somebody can’t do something to save his/her lifePHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a stitch in time (saves nine)
- Thanks for the ride - you really saved my life.
- Will saved the day by lending me his suit for the interview.
- And not even Glen Hoddle's magic touch could save the day.
- He brings her in, he saves the day.
- It's only five minutes long but it saves the day.
- It was not then too late to save the day...
- The Grand Duke walked impressively in to save the day.
- The servant: Clumsy, but he saved the day.
- Then Linighan saved the day for Town with a crucial tackle on Banger.
- What saves the day, then, is also what ruins the day: difference.
- As a result of the turmoil, Frank resigned in order to save face.
- Bosnia would survive as a constitutional fiction, allowing the world to save face.
- By agreeing to the staged confrontation, Barnett would save face while permitting Meredith to register.
- Determined to save face, I kept devouring everything set before me.
- I had to do this to save face for my father.
- The important thing now was to let him save face.
- The only person that didn't was Fish, who had to save face and went on claiming it was true.
- I can't really play baseball. My one saving grace is that I can pitch.
- I hate this house. Its only saving grace is that it's near the centre of town.
- The movie's only saving grace was its dazzling special effects.
- His only saving grace is his undying belief in the melodramatic.
- I think he was my saving grace.
- That was their saving grace, the only good thing about them.
- The only saving grace was that the number Quinn had dictated down the line to Zack was still on the Kensington exchange.
- The only saving grace was that there were no injuries except my pride.
- Their only saving grace is that they probably were an impetus towards social reform.
- There was one saving grace about sleeping in: traffic would be pretty light at this hour.
- Yet if the current scientific consensus is correct, it has to be, and that may be its saving grace.
- He might as well have saved his breath - a sea of green benches confronted the Ulster members.
- She might as well have saved her breath.
- You can save your breath, Fiver.
- There also was a subtle shift in defensive emphasis and a major one on offense that combined to save them from themselves.
- Rather than admit defeat, Franklin compromised in order to save face.
- As a result of the turmoil, Frank resigned in order to save face.
- Bosnia would survive as a constitutional fiction, allowing the world to save face.
- By agreeing to the staged confrontation, Barnett would save face while permitting Meredith to register.
- Determined to save face, I kept devouring everything set before me.
- I had to do this to save face for my father.
- The important thing now was to let him save face.
- The only person that didn't was Fish, who had to save face and went on claiming it was true.
- Put it in a box in your guitar case and save it for a rainy day.
WORD FAMILYnounsavesaversavingsavingssaviour/saviorverbsave
1from harm/danger [transitive] to make someone or something safe from danger, harm, or destruction: Emergency aid could save millions threatened with starvation. a new treatment that could save his life She was determined to save her marriage. the campaign to save the rain forestssave somebody/something from something He saved the child from drowning.► see thesaurus at protect, rescue2money [intransitive, transitive] (also save up) to keep money in a bank so that you can use it later, especially when you gradually add more money over a period of time: He managed to save enough to buy a small house. So far, I’ve saved about £500.save for I’m saving up for a new car. → saver3not waste [transitive] (also save on something) to use less money, time, energy etc so that you do not waste any OPP waste: We’ll save a lot of time if we go by car. Everyone is being encouraged to save energy. ways to save money on heating billsenergy-saving/time-saving etc money-saving ideas4to use later [transitive] to keep something so that you can use or enjoy it in the future: We’ll save the rest of the food and have it later.save something for something I had a bottle of champagne which I’d been saving for a special occasion.5collect [transitive] (also save something ↔ up) to keep all the objects of a particular kind that you can find, so that you can use them: I’m saving up vouchers to get a cheap air ticket to the States.6help to avoid [transitive] to help someone by making it unnecessary for them to do something that they do not want to do: If you lent me £5, it would save me a trip to the bank.save somebody doing something I’ll take the shopping home in the car to save you carrying it.save somebody the trouble/bother (of doing something) I’ll get a taxi from the station to save you the trouble of coming to collect me.7keep for somebody [transitive] to stop people from using something so that it is available for someone else: Will you save me a seat?save something for somebody We’ll save some dinner for you if you’re late.8computer [intransitive, transitive] to make a computer keep the work that you have done on it: Don’t forget to save before you close the file. Did you save the changes that you made?9sport [intransitive, transitive] to stop the other team from scoring in a game such as football: The goalkeeper just managed to save the shot.10you saved my life spoken used to thank someone who has helped you out of a difficult situation or solved a problem for you: Thanks again for the loan – you really saved my life.11save somebody’s skin/neck/bacon informal to help someone to escape from an extremely difficult or dangerous situation: He lied in court to save his own skin.12save the day to stop things from going badly and make a situation end successfully: A local businessman saved the day by donating £30,000 to the school.13save face to do something that will stop you from looking stupid or feeling embarrassed: A compromise must be found which will allow both sides in the dispute to save face. → face-saving14saving grace the one good thing that makes someone or something acceptable: His sense of humour was his only saving grace.15somebody can’t do something to save his/her life informal to be completely unable to do something: He couldn’t draw to save his life!16save your breath spoken used to tell someone that it is not worth saying anything, because nothing they say will make any difference to the situation: I tried to explain, but she told me to save my breath.17save somebody from themselves to prevent someone from doing something that they want to do but that you think is harmful18religion [intransitive, transitive] in the Christian church, to free someone from the power of evil and bring them into the Christian religion: Jesus came to save sinners.THESAURUSsave to gradually collect money by not spending all the money you have, especially when you regularly put some of it in a bank: · She doesn’t earn much, but she still manages to save a few dollars each week.· We’re saving for a deposit to buy a house.set/put aside to regularly save part of the money you earn, especially over a long period of time: · You should start setting aside part of your earnings as retirement savings.scrimp and save to try to save money by spending less on the things you need and by saving what you can, especially when you do not earn very much: · My parents scrimped and saved for years to send me to college.squirrel something away informal to keep something, especially money, in a safe place to be used later: · I wanted to surprise her, so I squirreled away a couple of dollars a week to spend on a present.economize to spend less money by buying only the things that you really need, or by buying cheaper things: · Weddings can be expensive, but you can economize by doing some things yourself.save1 verbsave2 nounsave3 preposition
savesave2 noun [countable] EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A few days before the midair save, another orb had been successfully recovered after a gentle landing in the sea.
- If the team is good and I make one or two or three saves, they will all be important.
- Len Barrie had the Panthers' other goal against Martin Brodeur, who had 22 saves.
- Muir's nimble footwork merited a second Rovers goal at the start of the second half but Heald's save prevented it.
- Pat Gavin had a good scoring chance but Stephen Pears brought off a brilliant save.
- Pears pulled off the save of the match from a Garry Nelson header in the opening minutes.
- San Jose goalie Chris Terreri stopped Perreault with a pad save.
- Whitehead's save kept his team in the game.
THESAURUSActions when using a computer
to make a computer start working: · I’m having problems starting up my computer.
to start using a computer system by typing your name and password: · He logged on and read his emails.
to press a button on a computer mouse to choose a program, file etc from the screen: · When you click on the link, it sends you to the company’s website.
to add new software to a computer so that the software is ready to be used: · All users should install anti-virus software.
to move information, pictures, or music from the Internet onto your computer: · You can download MP3 files.
to move information, pictures, or music from your computer to a different computer across the Internet: · Sites such as YouTube allow you to upload your own videos.
to make a file or program ready to use: · Open a new file and type in the information.
to move information on a computer screen up or down so that you can read it: · Scroll down to read the questions and answers.
to type information into a computer: · The program requires you to enter a password.
to remove information from a computer: · I’ve deleted his email.· When you delete a file, it first gets moved to the recycle bin.
to remove information from one place and put it in another place: · Tutors are looking out for students who cut and paste their essays from the Internet.
to make a computer keep the work that you have done on it: · Make sure you save any work you do before you shut the computer down.
to stop having a file or program ready to use: · To close the window, click on the ‘X’ in the top right-hand corner of the screen.
to stop using a computer system by giving it particular instructions: · I get an error message when I log off.
to make a computer stop working: · Employees should shut their computers down at the end of each day.
to make a computer start working again: · Wait a few minutes before rebooting your computer.
WORD SETSace, nounace, verbacrobat, nounacrobatic, adjectiveacrobatics, nounaction replay, nounaerobic, adjectiveaim, nounaim, verball-American, adjectiveall-seater, adjectivearena, nounAstroTurf, nounattack, verbaway, adverbaway, adjectiveback, nounbackhand, nounbackhanded, adjectivebackhander, nounbackspin, nounball, nounball game, nounbaseline, nounbat, nounbench, verbbleachers, nounblock, nounbobble, verbbout, nounbowl, nounbowl, verbbowling alley, nounbowling ball, nounbowling green, nounbox, nounbox, verbboxer, nounbronze, nounbronze medal, nounbye, nouncall, verbcall, nouncap, verbcaptain, nouncaptain, verbcaptaincy, nounchange, verbchanging room, nouncheer, nouncheerleader, nouncheerleading, nounchip, nounchip, verbcircuit training, nounclose season, nounclubhouse, nouncoach, nounconference, nouncontender, nouncourse, nouncourse, verbcourt, nouncover, verbcross, verbcross, nouncross-country, adjectivecrown, nouncup, nouncup final, nouncup tie, nouncurve, noundead, adjectivedecider, noundefence, noundefend, verbdefender, noundefensive, adjectivederby, noundisallow, verbdisqualify, verbdivision, noundivot, noundown, adverbdraft, noundraw, verbdraw, noundribble, verbdribble, noundrive, noundrop, verbdrop goal, noundropkick, noundrop shot, noundrubbing, noundugout, nouneleven, numberequalize, verbequalizer, nouneven, adjectiveevent, nounface, nounfast, adjectivefavourite, nounfeint, nounfield, verbfielder, nounfieldsman, nounfield sports, nounfight, verbfight, nounfighter, nounfinalist, nounfirst half, nounfirst-string, adjectivefixture, nounflat, adjectiveflip, nounfollow-through, nounfootball, nounfootwork, nounform, nounfoul, nounfoul line, nounfriendly, adjectivefull-court press, nounfull time, nounfumble, verbgala, noungame, noungame point, noungate, noungoal, noungoalie, noungoalkeeper, noungoalless, adjectivegoal line, noungoalmouth, noungoalpost, noungoaltender, noungold, noungold medal, noungrand slam, noungrandstand, nounground staff, noungym shoe, noungymslip, nounhalf, nounhalfback, nounhalf nelson, nounhalf-time, nounhammer, nounhandball, nounhand-eye co-ordination, nounhandicap, nounhandspring, nounhandstand, nounhat trick, nounhead start, nounheat, nounheavy, adjectivehiding, nounhome, adjectivein, adverbinfield, nouninjury time, nouninterference, nouninternational, nounjersey, nounjock, nounjockstrap, nounjogging suit, nounjump, nounjump ball, nounjumper, nounjumping jack, nounjump shot, nounjunior varsity, nounlane, nounleague table, nounletter, nounletter, verblevel, verblineman, nounlinesman, nounline-up, nounlocker, nounlocker room, nounluge, nounmallet, nounmanager, nounmark, verbmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmatch, nounmedal, nounmedallist, nounmeeting, nounMexican wave, nounmidfield, nounmisfield, verbmixed doubles, nounmotocross, nounmotor racing, nounmuff, verbmusclebound, adjectivemuscleman, nounnet, nounnet, verbnetball, nounnil, nounno ball, nounoarsman, nounoarswoman, nounobstruction, nounoffense, nounoffensive, adjectiveoffside, adjectiveOlympiad, nounOlympic, adjectiveOlympic Games, the, onside, adjectiveopener, nounopponent, nounout, adverbout, nounoutdistance, verboutsider, nounoverarm, adjectiveoverhand, adjectiveown goal, nounpacesetter, nounpass, verbpass, nounPE, nounpenalty, nounpep rally, nounperiod, nounphoto finish, nounphysical education, nounpitch, nounplace kick, nounplayable, adjectiveplay-by-play, nounplayer, nounplaying field, nounplay-off, nounpoint, nounpole, verbposition, nounpossession, nounpost, nounpreliminary, nounpro-am, nounprofessionalism, nounpromote, verbpromotion, nounPT, nounpull, verbpull-up, nounpummel, verbpunchbag, nounqualifier, nounqualify, verbquarter-final, nounrace, verbracetrack, nounracing, adjectiveracket, nounrain check, nounrally, nounrecord, nounrecord-holder, nounrecreation ground, nounref, nounreferee, nounreferee, verbregatta, nounrelay, nounrelay race, nounrelegate, verbreplay, verbreplay, nounrerun, verbreserve, nounretire, verbreturn, verbrevenge, nounringside, nounroll, nounrookie, nounround, nounround robin, nounrunner, nounrunner-up, nounrun-up, nounsave, verbsave, nounscore, nounscore, verbscorer, nounscratch, verbscratch, adjectivescreen, nounscrimmage, nounselector, nounsemi, nounsemi-final, nounsemi-finalist, nounsemi-professional, adjectiveserve, verbserve, nounserver, nounservice, nounset, nounshoot, verbshoot, nounshot, nounsideline, nounsilver, nounsilver medal, nounskate, nounskipper, nounslaughter, verbslice, verbslick, nounslump, nounsnowmobile, nounsnowshoe, nounsomersault, nounsouthpaw, nounspar, verbsparring partner, nounspectate, verbspectator, nounspectator sport, nounspin, nounsports centre, nounsports day, nounsportsmanship, nounsporty, adjectivespot, verbsprint, verbsquad, nounstadium, nounstagger, verbstart, nounstarter, nounstarting blocks, nounstayer, nounstick, nounstraight, nounstrip, nounstroke, nounstud, nounsub, nounsudden death, nounsweatband, nounsweatpants, nounsweat suit, nountackle, verbtackle, nountalent scout, nountarget, nounteam-mate, nounthree-legged race, nounthrow, nounthrust, verbtie, nountiebreaker, nountight, adjectivetime, verbtimekeeper, nountime out, nountitle, nountitle holder, nountopspin, nountoreador, nountour, nountournament, nountrack, nountrain, verbtransfer fee, nountrophy, nountryout, nounumpire, nounumpire, verbunbeatable, adjectiveundecided, adjectiveunderarm, adverbunderhand, adverbunplaced, adjectiveuppercut, nounvarsity, nounvolley, nounvolley, verbwalking, nounwarm-up, nounwet suit, nounwhippet, nounwhistle, verbwhistle, nounwin, nounwing, nounwinger, nounworkout, nounwristband, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Martin made a brilliant save from Nichol’s shot.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES I should have phoned the shop first and saved myself the bother of going there. He would say anything in court to try and save his own hide (=save himself). The boy needs a life-saving transplant operation. They scrimped and saved for years to buy their own home.
Martin made a brilliant save from Nichol’s shot. I should have phoned the shop first and saved myself the bother of going there. British English, a labor-saving device American English (=that reduces the amount of work you have to do)· Modern houses have so many labour-saving devices.
· There are hopes that the animals have now been saved from extinction.
· Save the file under a different filename.
· You can save fuel by not driving too fast.
He would say anything in court to try and save his own hide (=save himself). (=stop it being lost)· Her father fought with him to save her honour.
· The money you give will save the life of a child.
The boy needs a life-saving transplant operation. (=do things to try to stay together as a married couple)· They’re going to counseling to try to save their marriage.
(=use less money)· Companies fired workers to save money.
· She had saved up enough money to buy a car.
· The charity has saved many fine old buildings from oblivion.
· The child underwent a life-saving operation to remove a blockage in her stomach.
· He believes the invention saved him from financial ruin.
They scrimped and saved for years to buy their own home. (=tell other people not to sit there)· I'll save you a seat next to me.
· Surgeons believe they can save her sight.
· I used a ready-made sauce in order to save time.
· Greenpeace campaigns to save the whales.
(=help people in the world)· She’s doing her bit to save the world.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· And the goalkeeper made a brilliant save to tip Philliskirk's long-range shot over the bar.· Pat Gavin had a good scoring chance but Stephen Pears brought off a brilliant save.· Gee struck the bar for Leicester and Pears brought off a brilliant save from Mills.· Jamie Pollock came close to a late equaliser only to be denied with a brilliant save by James.· He could have had a hat-trick but was denied by Miklosko's brilliant save.· Justice was done when Stephen Pears denied Micky Hazard with a brilliant save.· Glenavon keeper Robbie Beck was a virtual spectator but earned his pay-packet with a brilliant one-handed save from sub Michael Surgeon.
· Forrest made another fine save, tipping Atkinson's 30-yard shot over his bar.· One effort hit the bar and the other brought out a fine save from Burridge after deflecting off Payton.· Shortly after the break, McCoist was again frustrated, this time denied by a fine save from Gouteev.· Two minutes later Hooper pulled off another fine save from Andy Sinton's venomous shot.· From the resulting corner Rhodes made another fine save, hurtling to his right to deflect away Dixon's rising shot.· Churt tried hard to come back and Paul Jones in the Haslemere goal had to make one particularly fine diving save.· The Ballynahinch keeper made a fine save from a Nigel Taggart flick on the right.
· A decent penalty, but a good save and an effective slice of psychology.· Fred Barber made a good save from Robbie Mustoe when Ripley crossed into the middle.· Only several good saves by Nicky Weaver kept the score down as Arsenal flexed their attacking muscles.· Here's his best save or saves coming up.· Full back Jimmy Phillips was denied by the best save of the match.· Leeds brought a good save from the Southampton keeper with an indirect free kick before half-time.· His best save was from substitute Bernie Slaven.
VERB· Forrest made another fine save, tipping Atkinson's 30-yard shot over his bar.· But Shilton should not have been allowed to make his crucial save.· As it turned out, Rhodes had made the save.· Linfield had the best chance of the half, however, Eachus making a stunning save from a Johnston shot.· Sharks goalie Chris Terreri made 39 saves.· Fred Barber made a good save from Robbie Mustoe when Ripley crossed into the middle.· Flores again made a save but this time Jamelli was in place to put in the rebound.
· Paul Reece pulled off the save of the match to make it Wolves 0.· Fortunately, Alan Judge was in fine form, pulling off a great save to keep Hereford in the game.· Two minutes later Hooper pulled off another fine save from Andy Sinton's venomous shot.· Next it was Nixon's turn in the Tranmere goal to pull off a spectacular save from Mitchell.· He pulled off a tremendous save from Sukristovas in the first half and denied the same player in the second.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a stitch in time (saves nine)
- Rather than admit defeat, Franklin compromised in order to save face.
- As a result of the turmoil, Frank resigned in order to save face.
- Bosnia would survive as a constitutional fiction, allowing the world to save face.
- By agreeing to the staged confrontation, Barnett would save face while permitting Meredith to register.
- Determined to save face, I kept devouring everything set before me.
- I had to do this to save face for my father.
- The important thing now was to let him save face.
- The only person that didn't was Fish, who had to save face and went on claiming it was true.
- Put it in a box in your guitar case and save it for a rainy day.
WORD FAMILYnounsavesaversavingsavingssaviour/saviorverbsave
an action in which a player in a game such as football prevents the other team from scoring: Martin made a brilliant save from Nichol’s shot.save1 verbsave2 nounsave3 preposition
savesave3 (also ˈsave for) preposition formal WORD ORIGINsave3
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French sauf, from sauf (adjective); ➔ SAFE1EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The fee covers everything, save one dinner.
THESAURUS
used when saying that a statement does not include a particular person or thing. At the beginning of a sentence, you must use except for, not just except, before a noun: · The office is open every day except Sundays.· Except for a man walking his dog, the park was empty.· Most of the critics liked the play, except for one critic on the ‘Los Angeles Times’.· Except for a few years in the early sixties and seventies, inflation has been a continuing feature of American life since World War II.· The area looks very much like the state of Iowa, except that it is surrounded by beautiful snow-covered mountains.· Except in an emergency, these doors must remain closed.
used when mentioning one or two things that do not fit the main thing that you are saying: · Aside from one or two minor errors, this is an excellent piece of research.· The films were all made in Hollywood, apart from one, which was made in the UK.· The weather was not very good in the first week. Apart from that, it was a good holiday.
used when saying that something, especially a total number or amount, does not include a particular thing or person. Excluding is more formal than not including: · The software costs $49.95, not including tax.· Excluding students, the total number of unemployed rose from 2 million to 2.3 million.
formal except for one particular person or thing: · Denmark has more wind turbines than any other place in the world, with the exception of California.· With the exception of skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women.
used especially after words such as nothing, all, any, anyone, everything or everyone when saying that something is the only thing, or someone is the only person: · There is nothing but trees, for mile after mile.· The garment covers everything but the eyes.· All but a few of her family died of the disease.
formal used for mentioning the only person or thing which is not included in what you are saying: · Every man she had ever loved, save her father, was now dead.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES I should have phoned the shop first and saved myself the bother of going there. He would say anything in court to try and save his own hide (=save himself). The boy needs a life-saving transplant operation. They scrimped and saved for years to buy their own home.
I should have phoned the shop first and saved myself the bother of going there. British English, a labor-saving device American English (=that reduces the amount of work you have to do)· Modern houses have so many labour-saving devices.
· There are hopes that the animals have now been saved from extinction.
· Save the file under a different filename.
· You can save fuel by not driving too fast.
He would say anything in court to try and save his own hide (=save himself). (=stop it being lost)· Her father fought with him to save her honour.
· The money you give will save the life of a child.
The boy needs a life-saving transplant operation. (=do things to try to stay together as a married couple)· They’re going to counseling to try to save their marriage.
(=use less money)· Companies fired workers to save money.
· She had saved up enough money to buy a car.
· The charity has saved many fine old buildings from oblivion.
· The child underwent a life-saving operation to remove a blockage in her stomach.
· He believes the invention saved him from financial ruin.
They scrimped and saved for years to buy their own home. (=tell other people not to sit there)· I'll save you a seat next to me.
· Surgeons believe they can save her sight.
· I used a ready-made sauce in order to save time.
· Greenpeace campaigns to save the whales.
(=help people in the world)· She’s doing her bit to save the world.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a stitch in time (saves nine)
except: - Rather than admit defeat, Franklin compromised in order to save face.
- As a result of the turmoil, Frank resigned in order to save face.
- Bosnia would survive as a constitutional fiction, allowing the world to save face.
- By agreeing to the staged confrontation, Barnett would save face while permitting Meredith to register.
- Determined to save face, I kept devouring everything set before me.
- I had to do this to save face for my father.
- The important thing now was to let him save face.
- The only person that didn't was Fish, who had to save face and went on claiming it was true.
- Put it in a box in your guitar case and save it for a rainy day.
She answered all the questions save one.save that Little is known about his early life, save that he had a brother.► see thesaurus at except