Safe
WordNet
adjective
(1) (of an undertaking) secure from risk
(2) Free from danger or the risk of harm
"A safe trip"
"You will be safe here"
"A safe place"
"A safe bet"
(3) In safekeeping
"Your secret is safe with me"
(4) Financially sound
"A good investment"
"A secure investment"
noun
(5) Contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
(6) Strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
(7) A ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From < < , orig. }.
Adjective
- Not in danger; free from harm's reach.
- You’ll be safe here.
- Free from risk; harmless, riskless.
- It’s safe to eat this.
- If you push it to the limit, safety is not guaranteed.
- Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.
- We have to find a safe spot, where we can hide out until this is over.
- 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.
- The pitcher attempted to pick off the runner at first, but he was safe.
- Properly secured; secure.
- The documents are safe.
- Describing something wicked - cool - awesome - respectable
- Slang/modern expression for describing nouns or verbs.
- A regular term of approbation, non SAE. Equivalent of smart, good looking, etc. (origions unknown) 1978 A dictionary of South African English. Edited Jean Branford. Oxford.
- SAFE, Something is genuinely good, an agreement, a greeting. Safe can be used in many contexts whether to say thank you for something, to agree with something, another way of saying hello. Safe is a very versatile word in this sense. It is very often used by the younger generation of people.
Noun
- A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.