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[seyf] Pronunciation Key adjective, saf·er, saf·est, noun
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[seyf] Pronunciation Key adjective, saf·er, saf·est, noun –adjective
–noun
| 1. | secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk: a safe place. |
| 2. | free from hurt, injury, danger, or risk: to arrive safe and sound. |
| 3. | involving little or no risk of mishap, error, etc.: a safe estimate. |
| 4. | dependable or trustworthy: a safe guide. |
| 5. | careful to avoid danger or controversy: a safe player; a safe play. |
| 6. | denied the chance to do harm; in secure custody: a criminal safe in jail. |
| 7. | Baseball.
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| 8. | a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc. |
| 9. | any receptacle or structure for the storage or preservation of articles: a meat safe. |
| 10. | (in plumbing)
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| 11. | Slang. a condom. |
[Origin: 1250–1300; (adj.) ME sauf, saf < AF saf, OF sauf < L salvus intact, whole; (n.) late ME save, orig. deriv. of save1, assimilated to the adj.; cf. salvation]
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safely, adverb
safeness, noun
—Synonyms 1. protected, sound, guarded. Safe, secure may both imply that something can be regarded as free from danger. These words are frequently interchangeable. Safe, however, is applied rather to a person or thing that is out of or has passed beyond the reach of danger: The ship is safe in port. Secure is applied to that about which there is no need to fear or worry: to feel secure about the future; The foundation of the house does not seem very secure. 4. sure, reliable. 5. wary, careful. 8. strongbox, coffer, chest, safe-deposit box.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| safe
(sāf) Pronunciation Key
adj. saf·er, saf·est
n.
[Middle English sauf, from Old French, from Latin salvus, healthy; see sol- in Indo-European roots.] safe'ly adv., safe'ness n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
safe (n.)
safe (n.)
"chest for keeping valuables," c.1430, save, from M.Fr. en sauf "in safety," from sauf (see safe (adj.)). Spelling with -f- first recorded 1688, from infl. of safe (adj.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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safe (adj.)
safe (adj.)
c.1280, "uninjured, unharmed," from O.Fr. sauf, from L. salvus "uninjured, healthy, safe," related to salus "good health," saluber "healthful," all from PIE *solwos from base *sol- "whole" (cf. L. solidus "solid," Skt. sarvah "uninjured, intact, whole," Avestan haurva- "uninjured, intact," O.Pers. haruva-, Gk. holos "whole"). Meaning "not exposed to danger" is attested from 1387; of actions, etc., "free from risk," first recorded 1590. Safe-conduct (1297) is from O.Fr. sauf-conduit (13c.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| safe | |
adjective | |
| 1. | free from danger or the risk of harm; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet" [ant: dangerous] |
| 2. | (of an undertaking) secure from risk |
| 3. | having reached a base without being put out; "the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball" [ant: out] |
| 4. | financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" [syn: dependable] |
noun | |
| 1. | strongbox where valuables can be safely kept |
| 2. | a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests |
| 3. | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse [syn: condom] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This
safe
In addition to the idioms beginning with safe, also see better safe than sorry; on the safe side; play it safe.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This
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A safe program analysis is one which will not reach invalid conclusions about the behaviour of the program. This may involve making safe approximations to properties of parts of the program. A safe approximation is one which gives less information.
For example, strictness analysis aims to answer the question "will this function evaluate its argument"?. The two possible results are "definitely" and "don't know". A safe approximation for "definitely" is "don't know". The two possible results correspond to the two sets: "the set of all functions which evaluate their argument" and "all functions". A set can be safely approximated by another which contains it.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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Safe\, a. [Compar. Safer; superl. Safest.] [OE. sauf, F. sauf, fr. L. salvus, akin to salus health, welfare, safety. Cf. Salute, Salvation, Sage a plant, Save, Salvo an exception.]1. Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes. "And ye dwelled safe." --1 Sam. xii. 11. They escaped all safe to land. --Acts xxvii. 44. Established in a safe, unenvied throne. --Milton. 2. Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not dangerous; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc. "The man of safe discretion." --Shak. The King of heaven hath doomed This place our dungeon, not our safe retreat. --Milton. 3. Incapable of doing harm; no longer dangerous; in secure care or custody; as, the prisoner is safe. But Banquo's safe? Ay, my good lord, safe in a ditch he bides. --Shak. Safe hit (Baseball), a hit which enables the batter to get to first base even if no error is made by the other side. Syn: Secure; unendangered; sure.
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Safe\, n. A place for keeping things in safety. Specifically: (a) A strong and fireproof receptacle (as a movable chest of steel, etc., or a closet or vault of brickwork) for containing money, valuable papers, or the like. (b) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.
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Safe\, v. t. To render safe; to make right. [Obs.] --Shak.
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