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- [seyf]
- /seɪf/
- /seɪf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [seyf]
- /seɪf/
Definitions of safer word
- adjective safer secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk: a safe place. 1
- adjective safer free from hurt, injury, danger, or risk: to arrive safe and sound. 1
- adjective safer involving little or no risk of mishap, error, etc.: a safe estimate. 1
- adjective safer dependable or trustworthy: a safe guide. 1
- adjective safer careful to avoid danger or controversy: a safe player; a safe play. 1
- adjective safer denied the chance to do harm; in secure custody: a criminal safe in jail. 1
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Origin of safer
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (adj.) Middle English sauf, saf < Anglo-French saf, Old French sauf < Latin salvus intact, whole; (noun) late Middle English save, orig. derivative of save1, assimilated to the adj.; cf. salvation
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Parts of speech for Safer
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adjective
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safer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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