セーブseebu

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbsaving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); going easy on; checking (e.g. impulses); curbing; restraining
  2. noun, baseballsave
    葛西かさいは30セーブをあげた。↗
    Kasai was credited with 30 saves.
  3. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, computingsave
Conjugation
Dictionary formセーブする
Polite (masu)セーブします
Negative (nai)セーブしない
polite (masen)セーブしません
classical zu / nuセーブせず・セーブせぬ
Past (ta)セーブした
polite (mashita)セーブしました
Past negative (nakatta)セーブしなかった
polite (masen deshita)セーブしませんでした
Te formセーブして
Potentialセーブできる
Passiveセーブされる
Causativeセーブさせる
Causative passiveセーブさせられる
Conditional (ba)セーブすれば
taraセーブしたら
Volitionalセーブしよう
polite (mashou)セーブしましょう
Imperativeセーブしろ

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym抑制よくせいWrittenWritten-style noun for suppressing or restraining something, as in 「感情の抑制」; 「セーブ」 is the everyday word and also covers saving data and baseball saves.
  • Synonym抑えるおさえるNeutralEveryday verb for keeping something down or under control, as in 「出費を抑える」; unlike 「セーブ」 it never means saving data or the save credited to a relief pitcher.
  • Synonym制御せいぎょWrittenNoun for controlling machines or devices, sometimes emotions; technical flavor, as in 「温度制御」. 「セーブ」 is looser and more conversational.
  • SynonymコントロールNeutralLoanword for control or management, common in speech, as in 「ボールをコントロール」; 「セーブ」 is about holding back or saving, not steering.
  • Synonym制するせいするWrittenWritten verb for controlling or subduing someone or something, as in 「機先を制する」; formal prose, not the everyday register of 「セーブ」.
  • Synonym抑止よくしWrittenNoun for deterring or preventing an action in advance, as in 「核抑止力」; the stress is on prevention, not on saving or cutting back.
  • Related押さえるおさえるNeutralVerb for physically pressing or holding something down, or for grasping key points; the emphasis is on physical pressure, not on saving or restraint.
  • Related限るかぎるNeutralVerb for limiting or confining something to a set range; it draws boundaries and does not cover the saving or easing-off sense of 「セーブ」.
  • Related限定げんていNeutralNoun for restricting something to a fixed scope, as in 「数量限定」; it is about setting limits, not about saving or holding back.
  • Related我慢がまんNeutralNoun for enduring and holding back desires or impulses, as in 「我慢できない」; it stresses putting up with things rather than saving or cutting down.
  • Related制約せいやくWrittenNoun for conditions or constraints that objectively limit what you can do, as in 「時間の制約」; not about actively saving or restraining.
  • Related押さえつけるおさえつけるNeutralVerb for pressing or holding something down forcibly, with a coercive nuance, as in 「床に押さえつける」; stronger and more physical than 「セーブ」.
  • Related制すせいすWrittenLiterary form of 「制する」 with the same meaning; written and rare in daily use, unlike the conversational 「セーブ」.
  • Antonym浪費ろうひNeutralNoun for wasting or squandering money, time, etc.; the direct opposite of using 「セーブ」 to save or cut down.
  • Antonym使い切るつかいきるNeutralVerb for using something up completely, as in 「予算を使い切る」; the opposite of saving or keeping something in reserve with 「セーブ」.

Use 「セーブ」 for saving energy, easing off, saving game data, or a baseball save, as in 「体力をセーブ」「データをセーブ」. For keeping something down use 「抑える」; for written restraint 「抑制」; for endurance 「我慢」; for control 「コントロール」. For wasting, use 「浪費」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 抑おさえること。
  2. リードしているチームの救援投手きゅうえんとうしゅが試合終了しあいしゅうりょうまでリードを守まもりきることで付つく投手とうしゅ記録きろく。
  3. あとで利用りようできるようにデータを主ぬし記憶装置きおくそうちから他ほかの記憶装置きおくそうちに移うつすこと。保存ほぞん。
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