"save vs." meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-save vs..ogg [Australia] Forms: saves vs. [present, singular, third-person], saving vs. [participle, present], saved vs. [participle, past], saved vs. [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} save vs. (third-person singular simple present saves vs., present participle saving vs., simple past and past participle saved vs.)
  1. (transitive, roleplaying games slang, nonstandard) In certain games, to successfully guard against a particular danger. Tags: nonstandard, transitive Categories (topical): Role-playing games Synonyms: save versus Related terms: saving throw
    Sense id: en-save_vs.-en-verb-amcnc7Ti Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for save vs. meaning in English (1.7kB)

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