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safe

  [seyf] adjective, saf⋅er, saf⋅est, noun
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–adjective
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.
a. reaching base without being put out: safe on the throw to first base.
b. making it possible to reach a base: a safe slide.
–noun
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)
a. a pan for catching leakage.
b. template (def. 7).
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 save 1 , assimilated to the adj.; cf. salvation

Related forms:
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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safe   (sāf)   
adj.   saf·er, saf·est
  1. Secure from danger, harm, or evil.
  2. Free from danger or injury; unhurt: safe and sound.
  3. Free from risk; sure: a safe bet.
  4. Affording protection: a safe place.
  5. Baseball Having reached a base without being put out, as a batter or base runner.
n.  
  1. A metal container usually having a lock, used for storing valuables.
  2. A repository for protecting stored items, especially a cooled compartment for perishable foods: a cheese safe.
  3. Slang A condom.

[Middle English sauf, from Old French, from Latin salvus, healthy; see sol- in Indo-European roots.]
safe'ly adv., safe'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Safely

Safe"ly\, adv. In a safe manner; danger, injury, loss, or evil consequences.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Safely
Spanish: seguramente, sin peligro, sin accidente (alguno),
German: sicher,
Japanese: 安全に
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