saved
pronunciation
How to pronounce saved in British English: UK ['seɪvd]
How to pronounce saved in American English: US ['seɪvd]
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- Adjective:
- rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
- guarded from injury or destruction
Word Origin
- saved (adj.)
- "delivered from damnation," c. 1300, past participle adjective from save (v.). Saved by the bell is from 1914 in reference to prize fighting; 1912 in reference to the classroom; figurative use from 1915, probably at first from the fighting sense.