safe

Speech parts

1. safe - Noun

2. safe - Adjective

3. safe - Verb

5. safe - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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.

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.

Incapable of doing harm; no longer dangerous; in secure care or custody; as, the prisoner is safe.

A place for keeping things in safety.

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.

A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.

To render safe; to make right.

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No one is strong in his own strength, but he is safe by the grace and mercy of God. Cyprian

I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me. Simone de Beauvoir

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. Aesop

God promises a safe landing but not a calm passage. Bulgarian Proverb

Better be safe than sorry. English Proverb

God keeps those safe who keep themselves safe. Russian Proverb

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