save – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of save

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to save sth up
Participle: saved sth up
Gerund: saving sth up

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Isave sth up
yousave sth up
he;she;itsaves sth up
wesave sth up
yousave sth up
theysave sth up

Perfect

Ihave saved sth up
youhave saved sth up
he;she;ithas saved sth up
wehave saved sth up
youhave saved sth up
theyhave saved sth up

Past

Isaved sth up
yousaved sth up
he;she;itsaved sth up
wesaved sth up
yousaved sth up
theysaved sth up

Pluperfect

Ihad saved sth up
youhad saved sth up
he;she;ithad saved sth up
wehad saved sth up
youhad saved sth up
theyhad saved sth up

Future

Iwill save sth up
youwill save sth up
he;she;itwill save sth up
wewill save sth up
youwill save sth up
theywill save sth up

Future Perfect

Iwill have saved sth up
youwill have saved sth up
he;she;itwill have saved sth up
wewill have saved sth up
youwill have saved sth up
theywill have saved sth up

Subjunctive

Present

Isave sth up
yousave sth up
he;she;itsave sth up
wesave sth up
yousave sth up
theysave sth up

Perfect

Ihave saved sth up
youhave saved sth up
he;she;ithave saved sth up
wehave saved sth up
youhave saved sth up
theyhave saved sth up

Imperfect

Isaved sth up
yousaved sth up
he;she;itsaved sth up
wesaved sth up
yousaved sth up
theysaved sth up

Pluperfect

Ihad saved sth up
youhad saved sth up
he;she;ithad saved sth up
wehad saved sth up
youhad saved sth up
theyhad saved sth up

Conditional

Present

Iwould save sth up
youwould save sth up
he;she;itwould save sth up
wewould save sth up
youwould save sth up
theywould save sth up

Perfect

Iwould have saved sth up
youwould have saved sth up
he;she;itwould have saved sth up
wewould have saved sth up
youwould have saved sth up
theywould have saved sth up

Imperative

yousave sth up
weLet's save sth up
yousave sth up

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam saving sth up
youare saving sth up
he;she;itis saving sth up
weare saving sth up
youare saving sth up
theyare saving sth up

Perfect

Ihave been saving sth up
youhave been saving sth up
he;she;ithas been saving sth up
wehave been saving sth up
youhave been saving sth up
theyhave been saving sth up

Past

Iwas saving sth up
youwere saving sth up
he;she;itwas saving sth up
wewere saving sth up
youwere saving sth up
theywere saving sth up

Pluperfect

Ihad been saving sth up
youhad been saving sth up
he;she;ithad been saving sth up
wehad been saving sth up
youhad been saving sth up
theyhad been saving sth up

Future

Iwill be saving sth up
youwill be saving sth up
he;she;itwill be saving sth up
wewill be saving sth up
youwill be saving sth up
theywill be saving sth up

Future Perfect

Iwill have been saving sth up
youwill have been saving sth up
he;she;itwill have been saving sth up
wewill have been saving sth up
youwill have been saving sth up
theywill have been saving sth up

Conditional

Present

Iwould be saving sth up
youwould be saving sth up
he;she;itwould be saving sth up
wewould be saving sth up
youwould be saving sth up
theywould be saving sth up

Perfect

Iwould have been saving sth up
youwould have been saving sth up
he;she;itwould have been saving sth up
wewould have been saving sth up
youwould have been saving sth up
theywould have been saving sth up

Other

Verbs similar to 'save'

cave, dave, fave, have, lave, pave, rave, sade, safe, sage,

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1225, "to deliver (one's soul) from sin and its consequences;" c.1250, "to deliver or rescue from peril," from O.Fr. sauver, from L.L. salvare "make safe, secure," from L. salvus "safe" (see safe (adj.)). Meaning "store up, to keep instead of spending" is attested from 1362; savings "money hoarded up" is from 1737; savings bank is 1817 (S & L for savings and loan attested from 1951). Save face (1898) first was used among the British community in China and is said to be from Chinese; it has not been found in Chinese, but tiu lien "to lose face" does occur. To not (do something) to save one's life is recorded from 1848. Phrase saved by the bell (1932) is from boxing.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-
4. Proto-Indo-European *-wós
5. Proto-Indo-European *sl̥h₂-wós
6. Proto-Italic *salawos
7. Latin salvus
8. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
9. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
10. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
11. Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
12. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
13. Proto-Italic *-ājō
14. Proto-Italic *-āō
15. Latin -ō
16. Latin salvō
17. Latin salvāre
18. Old French sauverbor.
19. Middle English saven
20. English save
21. From Middle English saven, sauven, a borrowing from Old French sauver, from Late Latin salvāre (“to save”). Displaced native Old English nerian. See: Middle English 'saven', Old French 'sauver'.

Verbs referencing "save"

German, old spelling saven, Icelandic seiva, Welsh safio.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] all the day long, quite coolly and contentedly; with no sense of weariness, with no desire to get up, or get better, or take the air; with no curiosity, or care, or regret, of any sort or degree, saving that I think I can remember, in this universal indifference, having a kind of lazy joy—of fiendish delight, if anything so lethargic can be dignified with the title—in the fact of my wife being too [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • It was materially assisted though, I have no doubt, by a heavy gale of wind, which came slowly up at sunset, when we were about ten days out, and raged with gradually increasing fury until morning, saving that it lulled for an hour a little before midnight. There was something in the unnatural repose of that hour, and in the after gathering of the storm, so inconceivably awful and tremendous, that [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ O, George, you didn't do it ! ” “ Do it ? not I ! — but he did. Mas’r and Tom pelted the poor drowning creature with stones. Poor thing ! he looked at me so mournful, as if he wondered why I didn't save him. I had to take a flogging because I wouldn't do it myself. I don't care. Mas’r will find out that I 'm one that whipping won't tame. My day will come yet, if he don't look out. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Aunt Chloe, having thus saved appearances, seemed highly delighted to push the thing under, saying, as she did so, “ Well, mebbe ’ t will do ’ em some good. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] her gold watch,—“I haven't any jewelry of any amount, ” she added, thoughtfully; “ but would not this watch do something ? — it was an expensive one, when it was bought. If I could only at least save Eliza's child, I would sacrifice anything I have. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Poor boy ! poor fellow ! ” said Eliza; “ they have sold you ! but your mother will save you yet ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ O, Missis ! dear Missis ! don't think me ungrateful,—don't think hard of me, any way,—I heard all you and master said tonight. I am going to try to save my boy—you will not blame me ! God bless and reward you for all your kindness ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [ Illustration: Eliza comes to tell Uncle Tom that he is sold, and that she is running away to save her child. ] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] they seldom sup later than eleven; so that it goes hard but one gets home, even from a rout, by midnight. I never could find out any difference between a party at Boston and a party in London, saving that at the former place all assemblies are held at more rational hours; that the conversation may possibly be a little louder and more cheerful; and a guest is usually expected to ascend to the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] kills me right up. After all, what's the odds between me and you ? ’ Tan't that you care one bit more, or have a bit more feelin’—it's clean, sheer, dog meanness, wanting to cheat the devil and save your own skin; don't I see through it ? And your ‘gettin ’ religion, ’ as you call it, arter all, is too p’isin mean for any crittur; — run up a bill with the devil all your life, and then sneak out [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • I'll go. Your named saved you. Dear god! It's dark. Where's the switch? (Hoy Maharaja)
  • I don't know if I will be saved. Probably not. Either way, it's too late. (The Wizard of the Kremlin)