What does SAFE mean?

Definitions for SAFE
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word SAFE.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. safenoun

    strongbox where valuables can be safely kept

  2. safenoun

    a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests

  3. condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylacticadjective

    contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

  4. safeadjective

    free from danger or the risk of harm

    "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet"

  5. safeadjective

    (of an undertaking) secure from risk

  6. safe(p)adjective

    having reached a base without being put out

    "the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball"

  7. dependable, good, safe, secureadjective

    financially sound

    "a good investment"; "a secure investment"

Wiktionary

  1. safenoun

    A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.

  2. safenoun

    A condom.

  3. safeadjective

    Not in danger; free from harm's reach.

    You'll be safe here.

  4. safeadjective

    Free from risk; harmless, riskless.

  5. safeadjective

    Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.

    We have to find a safe spot, where we can hide out until this is over.

  6. safeadjective

    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.

    The pitcher attempted to pick off the runner at first, but he was safe.

  7. safeadjective

    Properly secured; secure.

    The documents are safe.

  8. safeadjective

    Not in danger from the specified source of harm.

    dishwasher safe; dishwasher-safe

  9. safeadjective

    Great, cool, awesome, respectable;

  10. safeadjective

    Reliable.

  11. safeadjective

    Cautious.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. SAFEadjective

    Etymology: sauf, French; salvus, Latin.

    Our separated fortune
    Shall keep us both the safer; where we are,
    There’s daggers in men’s smiles. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    But Trivia kept in secret shades alone,
    Her care, Hippolytus, to fate unknown;
    And call’d him Virbius in th’ Egerian grove,
    Where then he liv’d obscure, but safe from Jove. Dryden.

    Beyond the beating surge his course he bore,
    With longing eyes observing, to survey
    Some smooth ascent, or safe sequester’d bay. Alexander Pope.

    Put your head into the mouth of a wolf, and when you’ve brought it out safe and sound, talk of a reward. Roger L'Estrange.

    To write the same things to you, to me is not grievous, but to you safe. Phil. iii. 1.

    Ascend; I follow thee, safe guide, the path
    Thou lead’st me. John Milton.

    Banquo’s safe.
    ———— Ay, my good lord; safe in a ditch: he lies
    With twenty trenched gashes on his head,
    The least a death to nature. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    Our great forbidder safe, with all his spies
    About him. John Milton.

  2. Safenoun

    A buttery; a pantry. Ainsw.

    Etymology: from the adjective.

Wikipedia

  1. Safe

    Safe is a song by Irish pop group Westlife from their tenth studio album Gravity (2010) and this pop rock ballad was released on 14 November 2010 as the album's lead and only single in the United Kingdom. It was written by John Shanks and James Grundler, and the single version was produced by Shanks, Richard "Biff" Stannard, and Ash Howes. This song is the group's last physical single under the tutelage of Simon Cowell, having left Syco and Cowell in March 2011. "Safe" debuted at number four in Ireland, becoming their twenty-fifth top ten single. It charted at number ten in the UK. The song was featured in the 2011 movie Dolphin Tale starring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman.

ChatGPT

  1. safe

    Safe generally refers to a state or condition of being secure, free from harm, danger, or risk. It implies protection from potential threat or damage, both physical and emotional. A safe environment or situation is one in which there are minimal risks or hazards and where individuals feel comfortable and protected. Safety often encompasses factors such as personal well-being, freedom from harm or injury, and the absence of potential threats to life, health, or property.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Safe

    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

  2. Safe

    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

  3. Safe

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

  4. Safenoun

    a place for keeping things in safety

  5. Safenoun

    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

  6. Safenoun

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

  7. Safeverb

    to render safe; to make right

Wikidata

  1. Safe

    A safe is a secure lockable box used for securing valuable objects against theft or damage. A safe is usually a hollow cuboid or cylinder, with one face removable or hinged to form a door. The body and door may be cast from metal or formed out of plastic through blow molding. A less secure version is usually called a cash-box.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Safe

    sāf, adj. unharmed: free from danger or injury: secure: securing from danger or injury: no longer dangerous: clear: trusty: sound: certain.—n. a chest or closet for money, &c., safe against fire, thieves, &c., generally of iron: a chest or cupboard for meats: (coll.) a safety-bicycle.—v.t. to safeguard.—v.t. Safe′-conduct′ (Spens.).—ns. Safe′-con′duct, a writing, passport, or guard granted to a person to enable him to travel with safety; Safe′-depos′it, a safe storage for valuables; Safe′guard, he who, or that which, guards or renders safe: protection: a guard, passport, or warrant to protect a traveller: a rail-guard at railway switches: (zool.) a monitor lizard.—v.t. to protect.—n. Safe′-keep′ing, preservation from injury or from escape.—adv. Safe′ly, in a safe manner.—ns. Safe′ness; Safe′-pledge, a surety for one's appearance at a day assigned; Safe′ty, freedom from danger or loss: close custody: a safeguard: Safe′ty-arch (archit.), an arch built in the body of a wall to relieve the pressure, as over a door or window; Safe′ty-belt, a belt made of some buoyant material, or capable of being inflated, for helping a person to float; Safe′ty-bī′cycle, a low-wheeled bicycle; Safe′ty-buoy, a buoy for helping a person to float: a life-preserver; Safe′ty-cage (mining), a cage by which a fall would be prevented in case of the breakage of the rope by means of safety-catches; Safe′ty-chain, a check-chain of a car-truck: a safety-link; Safe′ty-fuse, a waterproof woven tube enclosing an inflammable substance which burns at a regular rate; Safe′ty-hoist, a hoisting-gear so arranged as to prevent its load being thrown precipitately down in case of accident; Safe′ty-lamp, a lamp surrounded by wire-gauze, used for safety in mines on account of the inflammable gases; Safe′ty-lock, a lock that cannot be picked by ordinary means: in firearms, a lock with some device for preventing accidental discharge; Safe′ty-match, a match which can be ignited only on a surface specially prepared for the purpose; Safe′ty-pā′per, a paper so prepared as to resist alteration by chemical or mechanical means; Safe′ty-pin, a pin in the form of a clasp with a guard covering its point; Safe′ty-plug, a plug of soft metal in an opening in a steam-boiler, so as to melt when the temperature rises to its fusing-point, and allow of an escape of steam; Safe′ty-rein, a rein for preventing a horse from running away; Safe′ty-stop, a contrivance for preventing accidents in machinery; Safe′ty-tube, a tube used in chemical operations to prevent the bursting of vessels by gas, and for other purposes; Safe′ty-valve, a valve in the top of a steam-boiler, which lets out the steam when the pressure is too great for safety. [O. Fr. sauf—L. salvus; prob. allied to solus.]

Editors Contribution

  1. safe

    A feeling, knowing and understanding that we trust ourselves and every human being, animal, unity government, structure and system within society.

    We feel so safe in this beautiful world.


    Submitted by MaryC on December 28, 2019  

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SAFE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Safe is ranked #74826 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Safe surname appeared 258 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Safe.

    82.1% or 212 total occurrences were White.
    8.5% or 22 total occurrences were Black.
    6.9% or 18 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.9% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'SAFE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1598

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'SAFE' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1661

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'SAFE' in Adjectives Frequency: #157

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of SAFE in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of SAFE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of SAFE in a Sentence

  1. Lisa Kiava:

    Our thoughts are with the residents affected by this incident, we are working with fire officials and emergency responders on the scene, and our emergency responders have completed safety checks of the area to confirm it is safe. We will coordinate with fire officials on the investigation into the cause of the incident. Protecting the safety of the public and of our employees is a core value and we take it very seriously.

  2. Marsha Blackburn:

    Biden created this crisis by terminating successful Trump-era immigration policies, including Remain in Mexico and safe third country agreements. Tennesseans will not stand for this flagrant abuse of law and order.

  3. Amy White:

    They're our store clerks, they're our restaurant workers. Most of them are not sitting safe in an office, they're in the community.

  4. Rosa DeLauro:

    First, let me be clear : we should not have to choose between supply and safety, especially when it comes to a product we feed our babies. This product should face the most rigorous standards of safety, to ensure that it is safe to feed our children, the shortage persists because we are overly reliant on one manufacturer to get infant formula back on the shelf.

  5. American Airlines:

    We want all of our customers to have a safe, positive travel experience with us and we are deeply troubled by any allegation of misconduct onboard our aircraft or at any of our facilities. Our crew contacted law enforcement, who met the aircraft upon arrival at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. As this is still an ongoing investigation, you will have to contact the FBI or the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York for any additional details on their investigation, our corporate security team will always provide any investigative assistance we can to federal, state and/or local law enforcement, as we want those who commit crimes on our aircraft to be held accountable for their actions.

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