definition of the word safe

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board	associated	worse	#977: safe	main	q	greatly

safe (comparative safer, superlative safest)

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safe

Not in danger; free from harm's reach.

You’ll be safe here.
Free from risk; harmless, riskless.

It’s safe to eat this.

If you push it to the limit, safety is not guaranteed.
Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.

We have to find a safe spot, where we can hide out until this is over.
Properly secured; secure.

The documents are safe.
(slang) Describing something wicked - cool - awesome - respectable

Slang/modern expression for describing nouns or verbs.
- A regular term of approbation, non SAE. Equivalent of smart, good looking, etc. (origions unknown) 1978 A dictionary of South African English. Edited Jean Branford. Oxford.
- SAFE, Something is genuinely good, an agreement, a greeting. Safe can be used in many contexts whether to say thank you for something, to agree with something, another way of saying hello. Safe is a very versatile word in this sense. It is very often used by the younger generation of people.

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