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Definition of safe noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

safe

noun
 
/seɪf/
 
/seɪf/
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  1. a strong metal box or cupboard with a complicated lock, used for storing valuable things in, for example, money or jewellery see also night safeTopics Moneyc1, Shoppingc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bank
    • hotel
    • office
    • …
    verb + safe
    • open
    • close
    • lock
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective): from Old French sauf, from Latin salvus ‘uninjured’. The noun is from the verb save, later assimilated to the adjectival form.
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