safe

Meaning

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. (UK, slang) Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation, often as interjection.
9. (UK) Supported by evidence and unlikely to be overturned. Usually used in the negative, as unsafe.
10. (slang) Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.
11. Reliable; trusty.
12. Certain; sure.
13. Cautious.
14. 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. (dated) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.
4. (colloquial, dated) A safety bicycle.

Verb

To make something safe.

Opposite of

harmful, dangerous, strict, harsh, intolerant

Synonyms

secure

sure

unhurt

strongbox

unharmed

safety

harmless

reliable

intact

condom

firm

sound

🔉

strong box

prophylactic

rubber

certain

peaceful

dependable

vault

uninjured

box

📦

coffer

stable

chest

cashbox

trustworthy

benign

happy

😀

inoffensive

riskless

treasury

ambry

without risk

risk-free

unscathed

all right

well

not dangerous

store-room

immune

steady

healthy

⚕️

solid

saved

scot-free

innocuous

good

👍

cautious

protected

dangerless

Translations

sicher

seguro

coffre-fort

veilig

cassaforte

sûr

sicuro

seguro

caja fuerte

safe

Safe

sauf

segur

kluis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/seɪf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sauf

Cognate with Old English: sicor

In summary

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).

Sentences

Do not overtake unless it is safe to do so .