save
except for; apart from
How often you will meet it
Rank 534 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 36,607 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.017% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
preposition
- except for; apart from
save 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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I see naught save the snow and starry sky.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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In fact, John and he were the only guests that contributed nothing to the feast save hearty appetites.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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Oh, never any where, save in desert groves Brazilian, Was ever heard such endless and aimless gabble yet.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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Happy it was for us, when, upon the signal given, they ventured out their boats to save our lives.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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Without protection, save that which innocence gives to every good woman, they went about their work, fearing no assault and suffering none.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1