SAFE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of safe in English safeadjective uk /seɪf/ us /seɪf/

safe adjective (NOT IN DANGER)

Add to word list Add to word list A1 not in danger or likely to be harmed: feel safe In some cities you don't feel safe going out alone at night. B1 not harmed or damaged: She said that all the hostages were safe.  safe and sound C2 completely safe and without injury or damage: After three days lost in the mountains, all the climbers arrived home safe and sound. See more

• Experts seem unable to agree whether the drug is safe or not.
• It isn't safe to leave the house after dark.
• I never feel safe when I'm being driven by Richard.
• Don't go any closer - it might not be safe.

Safe and secure

• airworthiness
• as safe as houses idiom
• authenticate
• authentication
• biosafety
• harmlessly
• harmlessness
• have/lead a sheltered life idiom
• health and safety
• immune from something
• nonexposed
• out of danger
• potable
• protected
• roadworthy
• someone/something won't bite idiom
• unbruised
• unthreatening
• untouchable
• well kept

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Undamaged, unbroken or in good condition

safe adjective (NOT CAUSING HARM)

A2 not dangerous or likely to cause harm: a safe play area for children a safe driver That ladder doesn't look safe. She wished us a safe journey.safe for Is this medicine safe for children?it is safe to It's safe to cross the road now. Safe and secure

• airworthiness
• as safe as houses idiom
• authenticate
• authentication
• biosafety
• harmlessly
• harmlessness
• have/lead a sheltered life idiom
• health and safety
• immune from something
• nonexposed
• out of danger
• potable
• protected
• roadworthy
• someone/something won't bite idiom
• unbruised
• unthreatening
• untouchable
• well kept

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safe adjective (PLACE)

C1 (of a place) where something is not likely to be lost or stolen: Keep your passport in a safe place. Safe and secure

• airworthiness
• as safe as houses idiom
• authenticate
• authentication
• biosafety
• harmlessly
• harmlessness
• have/lead a sheltered life idiom
• health and safety
• immune from something
• nonexposed
• out of danger
• potable
• protected
• roadworthy
• someone/something won't bite idiom
• unbruised
• unthreatening
• untouchable
• well kept

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safe adjective (NO RISK)

C1 used to refer to things that do not involve any risk: I think we should go for the safest option (= the one that involves the least risks).safe bet He never remembers my birthday, so it's a safe bet (= I am certain) he'll forget again this time! Safe and secure

• airworthiness
• as safe as houses idiom
• authenticate
• authentication
• biosafety
• harmlessly
• harmlessness
• have/lead a sheltered life idiom
• health and safety
• immune from something
• nonexposed
• out of danger
• potable
• protected
• roadworthy
• someone/something won't bite idiom
• unbruised
• unthreatening
• untouchable
• well kept

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safe adjective (PARLIAMENT)

If an official elected position is safe, it is likely to be won by the political party that has won it at previous elections: safe seat That is one of the country's safest Conservative seats. Elections

• absentee
• absentee ballot
• absentee vote
• absentee voter
• absentee voting
• enfranchisement
• entrance poll
• exit poll
• exit polling
• first past the post
• presidential debate
• presidential primary
• presiding officer
• primary
• proportional representation
• vote of no confidence
• vote something down phrasal verb
• vote something through phrasal verb
• vote-getter
• voting

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safe adjective (IN BASEBALL)

In baseball, if a player is safe, they have reached one of the bases (= positions that a player must reach to score a point) successfully before they have been tagged (= touched with the ball to end their turn) by an opponent or before the ball has been thrown to a player defending the base: The umpire called the runner safe. The throw was too late and Perez was safe at second base. Baseball & rounders

• 1-2-3 inning
• ahead
• alley
• around the horn idiom
• at bat
• curve
• grand slam
• hit a home run
• hit the ball out of the park idiom
• hitting coach
• home stand
• horsehide
• line (someone) up phrasal verb
• sac
• slogger
• slow-pitch softball
• slugger
• slugging percentage
• solo
• stretch

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safe adjective (GOOD)

UK slang used to say that you like and approve of someone or something: He was a safe guy. He was decent, kind and caring, he put others before himself. UK slang used to show that you agree or are happy with something: "You OK?" "Safe, man," Shaun muttered.

• Tyrone was safe, a top guy.
• He patted his pockets for money but Cory said "Safe, man, I got a little change, I'll cover it."
• "Who wants chicken?" "Yeah, safe."

Informal words for good

• A-OK
• amazeballs
• apple pie
• awesomesauce
• badass
• dank
• insane
• juicy
• killer
• knock
• knock spots off something idiom
• like a boss idiom
• lit
• out of sight idiom
• royally
• rule OK idiom
• shabby
• shit hot
• sight
• smashing

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safeness

Idioms

as safe as houses in safe hands it's safe to say (that) (just) to be on the safe side safenoun [ C ] uk /seɪf/ us /seɪf/ a strong box or cupboard with special locks where valuable things, especially money or jewels (= precious stones), are kept: break into a safe Thieves broke into the safe (= opened it by force)and stole everything in it.crack a safe The plan requires the participation of Grant, because only he has the skill to crack the safe in which the money is kept.   jaroon/E+/GettyImages General and miscellaneous containers

• Ball jar
• bin
• bindle
• biscuit tin
• caddy
• freight container
• geocache
• gift box
• ginger jar
• grain bin
• packing case
• paintbox
• pallet
• picnic basket
• piggy bank
• urn
• vivarium
• workbasket
• workbox
• wormery

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safe | American Dictionary

safeadjective us /seɪf/

safe adjective (FREE FROM DANGER)

Add to word list Add to word list free from danger or harm, or not causing danger or harm: Have a safe trip. Is this medicine safe for children? I feel safe here. Safe also means not involving any risk or disagreement: She’s looking for some safer investments. [ + to infinitive ] With most of the votes counted now, I think it’s safe to say that we won.

safe adjective (BASEBALL)

[ not gradable ] (of a player in the game of baseball) having successfully reached a base

Idioms

safe and sound to be on the safe side safenoun [ C ] us /seɪf/

safe noun [C] (BOX)

a strong box, usually made of steel, with a door and lock, where valuable things, esp. money or jewels, can be kept (Definition of safe from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

safe | Business English

safeadjective uk /seɪf/ us Add to word list Add to word list STOCK MARKET, FINANCE not involving much risk: His clients were told their money was being invested in safe Government bonds. This is a relatively safe investment when markets are uncertain.be safe to do sth For a while it was considered safe to invest in these "alternative" telecoms stocks. not causing harm to people: safe working conditions Around 44% of men and 27% of women drank more than the recommended safe level of alcohol. It was important to have a safe place for children to play while their parents shopped.safe for sb The public must have access to the building, but it must also be safe for those who work in it.safe to buy/eat/use People are worried that the meat is not safe to eat. protected from problems or harm: My manager assured me my job was safe.keep sb safe from sth The operators of the rides must keep customers safe from personal injury.   a safe bet something that involves little risk: Any investment in energy stock looks like a safe bet. something that will probably happen or is probably true: It is a safe bet that if the video game industry had not come along, some of those billions of dollars would have been put into more traditional forms of entertainment.  be on the safe side to be careful and to make a choice that involves little risk: Broadline Bank's spokesperson said that it would not be advertising on the controversial website "just to be on the safe side".  in safe hands being cared for or dealt with by someone who is skilled and has a lot of experience: The shareholders were reassured that, with the new CEO in place, the company was in safe hands.  it's safe to say (that) used to say that you are confident about what you are going to say: I think it's safe to say we expect the same kind of growth in the next quarter.

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play verb safenoun [ C ] uk /seɪf/ us a strong box or room that can be locked, used for storing money or valuable things: Was the safe locked? a fireproof safe with a secure combination lockput/keep sth in a safe The café manager put the money in the safe.

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night safe (Definition of safe from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of safe

safe There has been much discussion worldwide about the safest and most efficient ways of clearing landmines. From the Cambridge English Corpus Panning over the scene, the camera glides towards a place where the movie's acousmatic phantom will be caught within the safest vessel of all. From the Cambridge English Corpus Intermittent catheterization is the safest method of drainage. From the Cambridge English Corpus Bolus doses are not more effective or safer than infusion. From the Cambridge English Corpus To err is human: building a safer health system. From the Cambridge English Corpus Experience with atosiban is limited but it appears to have a safer profile although tachycardia and hypotension have been reported in women without heart disease. From the Cambridge English Corpus People recall that something about good causes trouble and find it safer to avoid using it. From the Cambridge English Corpus The mesh generates a more dense interconnection between the helicopters, which is safer and more robust. From the Cambridge English Corpus Under these circumstances they were delighted to have their government act to make the good life easier, safer, and cleaner. From the Cambridge English Corpus With regard to safety, serum screening followed by a diagnosis strategy is safer than age screening plus diagnosis strategy. From the Cambridge English Corpus Thus, it is not clear that, overall, organic foods are safer than conventionally grown foods. From the Cambridge English Corpus More research must be directed to confirm this pattern and explain why current interventions might be effecting safer injecting practices among female injectors. From the Cambridge English Corpus At other stations in the pelvis, it is safer to complete the delivery of the baby by caesarean section. From the Cambridge English Corpus Cutting these services rather than others may be politically safer for conservative policymakers. From the Cambridge English Corpus The safest route is always to calculate the measure on the entire sample. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of safe These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of safe?

Translations of safe

in Chinese (Traditional) 安全的, 沒有危險的, 無損的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 安全的, 没有危险的, 无损的… See more in Spanish fuera de peligro, a salvo, salvo… See more in Portuguese seguro, garantido, cofre… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian सुरक्षित, सुखरूप/ सुरक्षित… See more 安全な, 無事な, 金庫… See more emin, güvenli, sağlam… See more sans danger, sûr/sûre, en sécurité… See more segur, prudent, il·lès… See more veilig, ongedeerd, betrouwbaar… See more ஆபத்தில் இல்லை அல்லது ஓரளவு பாதிக்கப்பட வாய்ப்புள்ளது, பாதிக்கப்படவில்லை அல்லது சேதமடையவில்லை, ஆபத்தானது அல்ல அல்லது தீங்கு விளைவிக்க வாய்ப்புள்ளது… See more सुरक्षित, न खतरा होना या हानि की संभावना न होना, खतरनाक नहीं होना या हानि पहुँचाने की संभावना न होना… See more સલામત, સુરક્ષિત… See more i sikkerhed, sikker, i god behold… See more utom fara, säker, välbehållen… See more selamat, boleh dipercayai, peti besi… See more sicher, unversehrt, ungefährlich… See more trygg, sikker, i sikkerhet… See more محفوظ, صحیح سلامت, بہ حفاظت… See more безпечний, вірний, надійний… See more సురక్షితం, హాని, నష్టం జరగకపోవడం… See more নিরাপদ, নিরাপদে, ক্ষতি হয় নি… See more bezpečný, v pořádku, nepoškozený… See more aman, selamat, bisa diandalkan… See more ปลอดภัย, ที่ปลอดภัย, ที่ไม่เป็นอันตราย… See more an toàn, có thể tin cậy, vô hại… See more bezpieczny, sejf, cały… See more 안전한, 무사한, 금고… See more sicuro, non pericoloso, salvo… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of safe

• safe deposit box
• safe haven
• safe sex
• fail-safe
• meat safe
• safe area
• safe room

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• safe and sound idiom
• to be on the safe side idiom
• play (it) safe idiom
• in safe hands idiom
• play it safe idiom
• safe and sound phrase
• in safe keeping phrase

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  • Adjective 
    • safe (NOT IN DANGER)
    • safe and sound
    • safe (NOT CAUSING HARM)
    • safe (PLACE)
    • safe (NO RISK)
    • safe (PARLIAMENT)
    • safe (IN BASEBALL)
    • safe (GOOD)
  Noun
• American   
  • Adjective 
    • safe (FREE FROM DANGER)
    • safe (BASEBALL)
  • Noun 
    • safe (BOX)
• Business   
  • Adjective 
    • safe
    • a safe bet
    • be on the safe side
    • in safe hands
    • it's safe to say (that)
  Noun
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