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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Safe \Safe\, a. [Compar. Safer; superl. Safest.] [OE. sauf,
F. sauf, fr. L. salvus, akin to salus health, welfare,
safety. Cf. Salute, Salvation, Sage a plant, Save,
Salvo an exception.]
1. 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. ``And
ye dwelled safe.'' --1 Sam. xii. 11.
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They escaped all safe to land. --Acts xxvii.
44.
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Established in a safe, unenvied throne. --Milton.
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2. 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. ``The
man of safe discretion.'' --Shak.
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The King of heaven hath doomed
This place our dungeon, not our safe retreat.
--Milton.
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3. Incapable of doing harm; no longer dangerous; in secure
care or custody; as, the prisoner is safe.
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But Banquo's safe?
Ay, my good lord, safe in a ditch he bides. --Shak.
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Safe hit (Baseball), a hit which enables the batter to get
to first base even if no error is made by the other side.
safe house, a residence where a person in hiding from the
authorities or other persons may stay without being
discovered.
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Syn: Secure; unendangered; sure.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Safe \Safe\, a. [Compar. Safer; superl. Safest.] [OE. sauf,
F. sauf, fr. L. salvus, akin to salus health, welfare,
safety. Cf. Salute, Salvation, Sage a plant, Save,
Salvo an exception.]
1. 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. ``And
ye dwelled safe.'' --1 Sam. xii. 11.
They escaped all safe to land. --Acts xxvii.
44.
Established in a safe, unenvied throne. --Milton.
2. 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. ``The
man of safe discretion.'' --Shak.
The King of heaven hath doomed This place our
dungeon, not our safe retreat. --Milton.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
safest
a.
(en-superlative of: safe)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
safest
a.
(en-superlative of: safe)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
safest
a.
(en-superlative of: safe)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
safest
a.
(en-superlative of: safe)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
safest
Englanti a.
(taivm-superl en safe luok=a)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
safest
Engelska a.
(böjning en adj safe)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Safest /sˈeɪfɪst/ الأكثر أماناFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
safest /sˈeɪfɪst/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]nejbezpečnější
safest /sˈeɪfɪst/ am sichersten see: safe, saferFrom English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]
safest /sˈeɪfɪst/From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]o mais seguro
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]/ˈseɪfəst/
a. 安全的; ad. 安全地;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 安全的
ad. 安全地