safe
free from danger or the risk of harm
How often you will meet it
Rank 812 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 22,384 times across 155,168 chapters — 0.011% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- free from danger or the risk of harm a safe tripyou will be safe here
- (of an undertaking) secure from risk
- having reached a base without being put out the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball
- financially safe also: dependable, good, secure a good investmenta secure investment
noun
- strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
- a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests
- contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse also: condom, rubber, safety, prophylactic
safe in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Arter wot you've said--and arter wot I've said--my life wouldn't be safe.
Bill's Lapse Odd Craft, Part 4. · W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs · Chapter 1
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He commenced suit when necessary; and, if he thought the case tolerably safe, he made advances.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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This she did promptly, looking after her box, and seeing it safe in the Mallowe omnibus.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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Bob-o’-link, bob-o’-link, Spink, spank, spink, Snug and safe is this nest of ours, Hidden among the summer flowers.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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The harmless creature at these words, turned himself from me, and I make no doubt got safe to land.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1