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Translation

to save (money, resources), economise

Word origin

From German sparen ('to save, be thrifty'), a Germanic verb related to English spare. Saving a person from danger is a different verb entirely: savi.

Origin
German
Root
sparen
English cognates
spare

Examples

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I am saving money for a new bicycle.

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We must save water during the hot summer.

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He saved for five years to buy a house.

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This word is part of lesson 26.