safe – Wiktionary

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From Center English sauf, secure, saf, saaf, from Outdated French sauf, saulf, salf (“secure”), from Latin salvus (“entire, secure”), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“entire, each”).

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secure (comparative safer or extra secure, superlative most secure or most secure)

1. Not in peril; out of hurt’s attain.

   You’ll be secure right here.

2. Free from danger.

   Synonyms: riskless, innocent

   Antonyms: dangerous, harmful

   • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess‎^[1]:

     When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bed room flooring, the place a substantial commotion was happening, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not secure to let him free, and he had no quick thought what to do with him.

   It’s secure to eat this.

3. Offering safety from hazard; offering shelter.

   We’ve got to discover a secure spot, the place we are able to conceal out till that is over.

4. (baseball) When a batter efficiently reaches first base, or when a baserunner efficiently advances to the following base or returns to the bottom he final occupied; not out.

   The pitcher tried to select off the runner at first, however he was secure.

5. Correctly secured.

   Synonym: safe

   Hyponyms: binary-safe, fail-safe, thread-safe, type-safe

   The paperwork are secure.

6. (used after a noun, typically forming a compound) Not vulnerable to a specified supply of hurt.

   dishwasher-secure

7. (Britain, slang) Nice, cool, superior, respectable; a time period of approbation, typically as interjection.

   Synonyms: depraved, cool; see additionally Thesaurus:superior

   • 1996 August 12, Mandrake, “Re: A number of Messages – an apology”, in uk.individuals.gothic, Usenet‎^[2]:

     and also you additionally forgot to talked about^[sic] the wheels man you understand bmw taking part in / ragga jungle hip hop tunes / and on the cellular / yeah secure! / good one / later

   • 1996 or 1997, Roy Williams, Performs 1: The No Boys Cricket Membership / Startstruck / Raise Off‎^[3], Methuen, revealed 2002, →ISBN, web page 165:

     Younger Mal: Yu can’t. Irie means yer cool, yer secure, the whole lot awright.

   • 2000, Teddy Hayes, Useless by In style Demand‎^[4], Justin, Charles & Co., revealed 2005, →ISBN, Chapter 14, web page 134:

     “If you happen to want extra, simply ring, yeah?” Punch mentioned.
     “Protected,” Brian answered.

   • 2002, Danny Braverman, Taking part in a Half: Drama and Citizenship‎^[5], Trentham Books, →ISBN, One Thursday — a brief play, web page 62:

     They finish the decision. Fami goes over to Paul. They contact fingers.¶ Femi: Yeah, secure man.

   • 2013, Steve Carter, Love, Intercourse and Tesco’s Best Cava, →ISBN, web page 169:

     “Yeah, secure mate, wassup?” says one hoodie, who ought to no less than be credited with trying a extra detailed sentence development.

8. (slang) Lenient, normally describing a trainer that’s easy-going.

   Synonyms: easy-going, merciful, tolerant, lenient

   Antonyms: strict, harsh, illiberal

9. Dependable; trusty.

   Synonym: reliable

10. Cautious.
11. (programming) Of a programming language, type-safe or extra typically providing well-defined conduct regardless of programming errors.

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Noun[edit]

secure (plural safes)

1. A field, normally fabricated from metallic, during which valuables might be locked for safekeeping.
2. (slang) A condom.
   • 1999, Rita Ciresi, Pink Slip, Delta (1999), →ISBN, web page 328:

     She’d higher have an arsenal of Trojans in her purse simply in case he wasn’t carrying a secure in his again pocket.

3. (dated) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or bugs.
4. (dated, colloquial) A security bicycle.

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Verb[edit]

secure (third-person singular easy current safes, current participle safing, easy previous and previous participle safed)

1. (transitive) To make one thing secure.
   • 2007, Rocky Raab, Mike 5 Eight: Air Warfare Over Cambodia: Air Warfare Over Cambodia‎^[6]:

     “It simply trails behind the pylon till I land, then Cramer removes it when he safes the rocket pods. No proof of something after I taxi again contained in the compound.”

   • 2012, Erik Seedhouse, Interplanetary Outpost:

     One of the crucial vital occasions after landing can be to secure the Dauntless, which is able to embrace purging the engines and shutting down the touchdown programs […]

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Adverb[edit]

sāfe

1. within the morning

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Center English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

secure

1. Different type of sauf

Preposition[edit]

secure

1. Different type of sauf

Conjunction[edit]

secure

1. Different type of sauf

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Portuguese[edit]

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secure

1. first-person singular (eu) current subjunctive of safar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, additionally used with você and others) current subjunctive of safar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative crucial of safar
4. third-person singular (você) unfavourable crucial of safar