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saves someone's life

saves someone's life is the third-person singular simple present indicative of save someone's life.

Meaning of save someone's life

Verb

save someone's life (third-person singular simple present saves someone's life, present participle saving someone's life, simple past and past participle saved someone's life)

  1. To prevent someone from dying.
    • The lifeguard saved the kid's life by doing CPR.
  2. (idiomatic) To prevent someone from getting into trouble, or to rescue them from it.
    • My buddy saved my life by lending me a thousand bucks when I was dead broke.

Questions about saves someone's life

What is saves someone's life the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Saves someone's life is the third-person singular simple present indicative of save someone's life.

Words near saves someone's life in the dictionary

  1. saves one's neck
  2. saves one's skin
  3. saves over
  4. saves someone's bacon
  5. saves someone's face
  6. saves someone's life
  7. saves someone's skin
  8. saves something for a rainy day
  9. saves the day
  10. saves the furniture
  11. saves up

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