How to pronounce “safe”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• Not in danger; out of harm's reach.
• Free from risk.
• Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.
• (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.
• (snooker, of an object ball) In a location that renders it difficult to pot.
• Properly secured.
• (used after a noun, often forming a compound) Not susceptible to a specified source of harm.
• (UK, slang) Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation, often as interjection.
• (UK, law, of a conviction) Supported by evidence and unlikely to be overturned. Usually used in the negative, as unsafe.
• (slang) Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.
• Reliable; trusty.
• Certain; sure.
• Cautious.
• (programming) Of a programming language, type-safe or more generally offering well-defined behavior despite programming errors.
• [Noun]
• A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.
• (slang) A condom.
• (dated) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.
• (dated, colloquial) A safety bicycle.
• [Verb]
• (transitive) To make something safe.

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