What part of speech is saves?

Saves can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. saves is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of save (infinitive).
  • 2. saves is a noun, plural of save.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does saves mean?

Definitions

Verb

save - spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"
save - to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
save - spend less; buy at a reduced price
save - accumulate money for future use; "He saves half his salary"
save - bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"
save - make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"
save - save from sins
save - save from ruin, destruction, or harm
save - record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"
save - refrain from harming
save - retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"

Noun

save - (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"

Examples of saves

#   Sentence  
1. verb Kasai was credited with 30 saves.
2. verb The man lives from hand to mouth and never saves a cent.
3. verb This highway saves us a lot of time.
4. verb This machine saves us a lot of labor.
5. verb This computer saves a great deal of time.
6. verb "A stitch in time saves nine" is a proverb.
7. verb You'll learn in time that a stitch in time saves nine.
8. verb He lives hand to mouth and never saves a cent.
9. verb He saves the greater part of his salary with a view to buying a car.
10. verb He saves what he earns.
11. verb He never saves money for a rainy day.
12. verb Each week, Mrs. Tanaka saves a little money for a rainy day.
13. verb A stitch in time saves nine.
14. verb The letters "sch" in German words and "sh" in English are written "ŝ" in Esperanto. That saves space and ink.
15. verb A bicycle runs on fat and saves you money; a car runs on money and makes you fat.
16. noun The goalie made a brilliant save.
17. noun The relief pitcher got credit for a save.
Sentence  
verb
Kasai was credited with 30 saves.
The man lives from hand to mouth and never saves a cent.
This highway saves us a lot of time.
This machine saves us a lot of labor.
This computer saves a great deal of time.
"A stitch in time saves nine" is a proverb.
You'll learn in time that a stitch in time saves nine.
He lives hand to mouth and never saves a cent.
He saves the greater part of his salary with a view to buying a car.
He saves what he earns.
He never saves money for a rainy day.
Each week, Mrs. Tanaka saves a little money for a rainy day.
A stitch in time saves nine.
The letters "sch" in German words and "sh" in English are written "ŝ" in Esperanto. That saves space and ink.
A bicycle runs on fat and saves you money; a car runs on money and makes you fat.
noun
The goalie made a brilliant save.
The relief pitcher got credit for a save.

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