Definition of "safe" in İngilizce

adjective

1. Not in danger; out of harm's reach.

   • You’ll be safe from the storm here in the cabin.

2. Free from risk.

   • It’s safe to eat this berry.

3. Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.

   • We have to find a safe spot, where we can hide out until this is over.

4. (baseball) When a batter successfully reaches first base, or when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base or returns to the base he last occupied; not out.

   • The pitcher attempted to pick off the runner at first, but he was safe.

5. (snooker, of an object ball) In a location that renders it difficult to pot.

6. Properly secured.

   • The documents are safe inside the cabbinet.

7. (used after a noun, often forming a compound) Not susceptible to a specified source of harm.

   • dishwasher-safe

8. (UK, slang) Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation, often as interjection.

9. (UK, law, of a conviction) Supported by evidence and unlikely to be overturned. Usually used in the negative, as unsafe.

   • It is clear that this is not a safe conviction.

10. (slang) Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.

11. Reliable; trusty.

    • safe food

12. Certain; sure.

13. Cautious.

14. (programming) Of a programming language, type-safe or more generally offering well-defined behavior despite programming errors.

noun

1. A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.

2. (slang) A condom.

3. (dated) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.

4. (dated, colloquial) A safety bicycle.

verb

1. (transitive) To make something safe.