safe

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English sauf, safe, saf, saaf, from Old French sauf, saulf, salf (“safe”), from Latin salvus (“whole, safe”), from Proto-Italic *salwos, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole, every”). Displaced native Old English sicor (“secure, sure”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈseɪ̯f/, [ˈseɪ̯f] (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈsæɪ̯f/, [ˈsæ̝ɪ̯f] Rhymes: -eɪf Hyphenation: safe === Adjective === safe (comparative safer or more safe, superlative safest or most safe) Not in danger; out of harm's reach. Free from risk. Synonyms: riskless, harmless Antonyms: harmful, dangerous Providing protection from danger; providing shelter. (baseball) When a batter successfully reaches first base, or when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base or returns to the base he last occupied; not out. (snooker, of an object ball) In a location that renders it difficult to pot. Properly secured. Synonym: secure Hyponyms: binary-safe, fail-safe, thread-safe, type-safe (used after a noun, often forming a compound) Not susceptible to a specified source of harm. (UK, slang) Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation, often as interjection. Synonyms: wicked, cool; see also Thesaurus:awesome (UK, law, of a conviction) Supported by evidence and unlikely to be overturned. Usually used in the negative, as unsafe. (slang) Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going. Synonyms: easygoing, merciful, tolerant; see also Thesaurus:lenient Antonyms: strict, harsh, intolerant Reliable; trusty. Synonym: trustworthy safe food Certain; sure. Cautious. (programming) Of a programming language, type-safe or more generally offering well-defined behavior despite programming errors. ==== Antonyms ==== unsafe ==== Translations ==== === Noun === safe (plural safes) A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping. Synonyms: coffer, lockbox, strongbox Hyponym: failsafe (slang) A condom. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:condom (dated) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects. (dated, colloquial) A safety bicycle. ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === safe (third-person singular simple present safes, present participle safing, simple past and past participle safed) (transitive) To make something safe. === Derived terms === === See also === save safety === Further reading === “safe”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “safe”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “safe”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === EAFs, faes, EFSA, FAEs, EFAs == German == === Etymology === English safe, originally borrowed in the context of safe sex (safer Sex, 1980s), later generalized. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɛɪ̯f/, /seːf/, /zeːf/ (with the grammatical ending -e) IPA(key): /sɛɪ̯fə/ === Adjective === safe (strong nominative masculine singular safer, comparative safer, superlative am safesten) safe Synonym: sicher ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === safe (youth slang) definitely, absolutely, sure Synonyms: sicher, auf jeden Fall, bestimmt "Willst du 'nen Film gucken?" -"Safe!" ― "Wanna watch a movie?" -"Sure!" Ich werde es safe vergessen. ― I'll definitely forget it. ==== Related terms ==== Safe === Further reading === “safe”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008– == Hausa == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sáː.fé/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sáː.ɸé] === Adverb === sāfe in the morning == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== safe alternative form of sauf ==== Preposition ==== safe alternative form of sauf ==== Conjunction ==== safe alternative form of sauf === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== safe (Northern) alternative form of saven == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -afi, (Portugal) -afɨ Hyphenation: sa‧fe === Verb === safe inflection of safar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Romanian == === Noun === safe n (plural safeuri) alternative form of seif ==== Declension ====