safe

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Not in danger; out of harm's reach.
2. Free from risk.
3. Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.
4. 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.
5. In a location that renders it difficult to pot.
6. Properly secured.
7. Not susceptible to a specified source of harm.
8. (slang) Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation, often as interjection.
9. (slang) Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.
10. Reliable; trusty.
11. Cautious.
12. Of a programming language, type-safe or more generally offering well-defined behavior despite programming errors.

Noun

1. A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.
2. (slang) A condom.
3. A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.
4. (colloquial) A safety bicycle.

Verb

To make something safe.

Concepten

veilig

safe

kluis

ongevaarlijk

brandkast

behouden

geborgen

zekergesteld

goedaardig

vertrouwd

zeker

betrouwbaar

onschadelijk

veiliggesteld

condoom

bankkluis

bona fide

gewis

stellig

vast

vaststaand

verzekerd

wis

heelhuids

ongedeerd

provisiekast

vrij

capotje

kapotje

regenjasje

rubbertje

kist

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/seɪf/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English sauf, safe, saf, saaf, from Old French sauf, saulf, salf (“safe”), from Latin salvus (“whole, safe”), from Proto-Italic *salwos, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole, every”).
Displaced native Old English sicor (secure, sure).