saved

UK /seɪvd/ US /seɪvd/

adj 2

Definitions

adj

Rescued from the consequences of sin.

The second servant, however, was not only not "saved." She could not even be classified as "questing." She was an Anglican who was in the household from charity, having been deserted by her navvy husband and been denied Poor Relief by two parishes, each of whom claimed she was the other's responsibility.

Retained for future use rather than spent.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Collocations

ADJ.

best, brave, young

The brave firefighter saved the family from the burning house.

VERB + SAVED

bridge

The old stone bridge was saved from demolition by the local historical society.

SAVED + NOUN

accident, child, expenses, girl, girl's, hair, himself, life

She saved money on expenses by cooking dinner at home every night.

PREP.

from, in, on, till

She saved the documents on her computer before the power went out.

ADV.

only

Only saved money from my part-time job allowed me to buy a new laptop last year.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — guarded from injury or destruction

protected

Antonyms

lost

Idioms & Phrases

a penny saved is a penny earned

A maxim for thrift stating that money not spent may be spent later, or may earn interest in the meantime.

I have reason to fear, that too many masters of ships forget that good old saying, "A penny saved is a penny earned".

a penny saved is a penny gained

Synonym of a penny saved is a penny earned.

saved by the bell

Of a competitor in a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, spared from being counted out by the referee by the ringing of the bell which concludes the round.

Forrest floored Mosley again at the end of the round and almost finished him, but Mosley was saved by the bell.

Example Bank

Wiktionary

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Wiktionary

He was saved by a hair.

Tatoeba · #20834

When we were on the brink of starvation, they saved our lives.

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How much money was saved in preparation for the summer vacation?

Tatoeba · #24319

As luck would have it, a steamer passed by and they were saved.

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