safe Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
noun a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests
noun contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
rubber; safety; prophylactic; condom.
adjective free from danger or the risk of harm
- a safe trip
- you will be safe here
- a safe place
- a safe bet
adjective satellite (of an undertaking) secure from risk
adjective having reached a base without being put out
- the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball
adjective satellite financially sound
good; dependable; secure.
- a good investment
- a secure investment

OE. sauf, F. sauf, fr. L. salvus, akin to salus health, welfare, safety. Cf. Salute, Salvation, Sage a plant, Save, Salvo an exception.

comparative Safer ; superlative Safest

Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes. "And ye dwelled safe." 1 Sam. xii. 11.
They escaped all safe all safe to land. Acts xxvii. 44.

Established in a safe, unenvied throne. Milton.
Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not dangerous; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc. "The man of safe discretion." Shak.
The King of heaven hath doomed This place our dungeon, not our safe retreat. Milton.
Incapable of doing harm; no longer dangerous; in secure care or custody; as, the prisoner is safe.
But Banquo's safe? Ay, my good lord, safe in a ditch he bides. Shak.
safe house, a residence where a person in hiding from the authorities or other persons may stay without being discovered. Syn. -- Secure; unendangered; sure.

A place for keeping things in safety. Specifically: (a) A strong and fireproof receptacle (as a movable chest of steel, etc., or a closet or vault of brickwork) for money, valuable papers, or the like. (b) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.