how to pronounce safe

/ˈsɛɪf/

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safe is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of safe in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… for you i felt safe at home which i …”

meaning of safe

Safe means free from danger or risk.

safe frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word safe occurs in english on average 89.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics safe can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that safe can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;