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# safe

«safe» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not in danger; not likely to be hurt: "You are safe now."** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (safe, safer, safest); noun (a safe, safes — a strong box)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not in danger; not likely to be hurt: "You are safe now." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/safe/#m1)

2) Not likely to cause harm: "safe to eat", "a safe place". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/safe/#m2)

3) Careful, not taking risks: "a safe driver". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/safe/#m3)

4) A strong metal box with a lock for money and valuables. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/safe/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety lessons, "safe" is the goal: safe crossing, safe at home, safe online, safe food. Being safe means thinking ahead and asking a trusted adult. Phrases: safe and sound, stay safe, keep safe, safe place, to be on the safe side, play it safe.

### examples

- Hold my hand so you stay safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/safe/#x1)
- Is the water safe to drink? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/safe/#x2)
- Cross the road at a safe place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/safe/#x3)
- Keep your password safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/safe/#x4)
- The money is locked in the safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/safe/#x5)
- It's safer to wear a helmet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/safe/#x6)
- We arrived home safe and sound. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/safe/#x7)
- Just to be on the safe side, take a coat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/safe/#x8)
- Soon they were safe over the Alps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/safe/#x9)

### note

The adverb is "safely". The noun for being safe is "safety". "A safe" (box) is a different meaning. Safe does not mean "no risk at all"; it means risk is small and you are careful.

### In the corpora

- [Banks offer children's accounts to keep savings safe and teach how banks work.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/19/)
- [A homeless person has nowhere safe to live, often because of losing a job, a family breaking up or illness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others/19/)
- [Strange hours often mean a shift worker, like a nurse, porter or baker, keeping everyone safe and fed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation/14/)
- [Checking scary news again and again, especially late at night, keeps the worry going and makes nobody safer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/20/)
- [Footballers and other stars are trained to say safe, boring things, because one wrong word can become a headline.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa/22/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «safe» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/safe/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.