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[the same pronunciation]
“Safe” (adjective) means ‘not having or involving any risk, and very likely to be successful; no possibility of getting harm; not in any danger of being stolen, harmed, damaged or lost’,
(A home is a safe place!)
e.g.
A playpen is a safe place for small children to play.
You can stay with me; it’s safer for you here than being alone when you are ill.
The physician told us that this medicine was very safe, but I got a headache after using it!
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“Safe” (noun) is ‘a very strong heavy metal box with special locks where people can keep money and valuable things, such as gold, jewels, important documents, etc. safely’,
a safe
e.g.
Now-a-days we can get safes that are equipped with cameras, computerised locks, burglar alarms, and what not!
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But is this safe as safe as it looks? (the first ‘safe’ — noun; the second ‘safe’ – adjective)
No, no safe is safe from a determined lock-picker! (the first ‘safe’ — noun; the second ‘safe’ – adjective)
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