safe

«safe» in Mova's judaism 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 →

2) Not likely to cause harm: "safe to eat", "a safe place". tree →

3) Careful, not taking risks: "a safe driver". tree →

4) A strong metal box with a lock for money and valuables. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To be safe in the Bible is often to be at peace and free from fear, a gift of God. In the primary 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

• Their houses are safe, without fear, neither is the rod of God upon them. (Writings JOB.21.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions, yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and carry it away safe, and there shall be none to deliver. (Prophets ISA.5.29, JPS 1917) tree →
• Hold my hand so you stay safe. tree →
• Is the water safe to drink? tree →
• Cross the road at a safe place. tree →
• Keep your password safe. tree →
• The money is locked in the safe. tree →
• It's safer to wear a helmet. tree →
• We arrived home safe and sound. tree →
• Just to be on the safe side, take a coat. tree →
• Soon they were safe over the Alps. tree →

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

• Their houses are safe, without fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
• Banks offer children's accounts to keep savings safe and teach how banks work.
• A homeless person has nowhere safe to live, often because of losing a job, a family breaking up or illness.
• Strange hours often mean a shift worker, like a nurse, porter or baker, keeping everyone safe and fed.
• Checking scary news again and again, especially late at night, keeps the worry going and makes nobody safer.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «safe» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.