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What does safety mean?

Definitions in simple English

safety Noun

— When something is safe or secure It is important to learn traffic safety so you do not get hurt while crossing the street — Something that keeps a device from accidentally going off It is important that the safety be on the curtain so that it does fall and hurt the actors — In American football, the player on defense who is furthest from the ball at the start of the play.

safety

— noun the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions insure the safety of the children the reciprocal of safety is risk — noun a safe place He ran to safety — noun (= base hit) (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely — noun (= guard) a device designed to prevent injury or accidents — noun a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line — noun (= rubber) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

Synonyms safety synonyms

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safety English » English

security protection safe certainty welfare rubber prophylactic condom well-being safeness shelter secureness safety device safe keeping refuge protective preservation peace insurance guard confidence surety secure safety lock caution care base hit assurance wellbeing unfailing undamaged state unarmed trouble proof tranquility sure steady stabilize sheath self-reliance security from danger sanctuary safetycatch safekeeping safeguard reliable recourse quietness proof long life lock mechanism

Topics safety topics

What do people use safety to talk about?

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to someone in trouble

Examples safety examples

How do I use safety in a sentence?

Simple sentences

It is for your safety.

The driver is responsible for the safety of the passengers.

We will set up a notice in front of the machine for safety's sake.

Excessive concern with safety can be dangerous.

A bus driver is responsible for the safety of the passengers.

Children in the town were taken away for safety.

When parents are far away from their children, there is nothing they can do about their safety or welfare.

We felt anxious for her safety.

My primary concern is your safety.

I am concerned for her safety.

Much attention was paid to the safety of the passengers.

The captain is responsible for the safety of passengers.

In all matters, safety first!

Informed of their safety, the premier breathed a sigh of relief.

We must put safety before anything else.

You may injure yourself if you don't follow safety procedures.

For safety purposes, remove the plastic casing before use.

But for the safety belt, I wouldn't be alive today.

We have safety deposit boxes.

Emergency exits must be kept free of blockages for public safety.

Nowadays, a safety zone is not always safe.

We are anxious for their safety.

The accident was a strong argument for new safety measures.

Movie subtitles

Dude, you got the child safety locks on, man.

I've come out wearing a bra that's mended with a safety pin!

And if the doctors are right, if there are issues over its safety, then I'm suspending all belief in miracles until further notice.

She had a safety net.

You said Nora Ephron had a safety net and that you don't, and that's just not true.

Yeah, because. we're your safety net.

Mister chief of Safety, Female body found at the Dr. Chaleck's could not be identified in a definite way, because the victim was completely disfigured.

Inspector Juve Service of Safety Prefecture of police Paris Everything goes well.

Inspector Juve, Safety.

The folowwing day, a delegate from the Austrian Prison Administration accompanies the Safety Commission in their monthly inspection.

In the safety of an orphanage, the former street urchin is immersed in reading about real cowboys.

Fear for his brother's safety, brought Comte de Chagny to the Opera house that night.

Here it is, but before I give it to you. I must be assured of Dr. Jekyll's safety.

I will be sure of Dr. Jekyll's safety, or I'll make you answer for it.

He ordered me to see to your safety.

Professor, this is where you came to distance yourself from everything that can hurt you. fleeing to the safety of your cage.

Meanwhile, you're jeopardizing the safety of the bank.

Safety first, that's my motto.

I hope you wont be too angry with me if I ensure the safety of your honourable person?

Look here, I happen to know she prayed all night for your safety.

No safety for guests in this house?

And your safety.

For your own safety.

Count de la Gardie. you are responsible for His Excellency's safety.

And now I'm concerned only with your safety.

Is it my safety that concerns you. or the safety of an empress?

It's sorta like a safety zone for nerds.

Allison's mother loves her daughter, and that translates into her daughter's safety.

Pay attention to your safety when you participate in the WOC.

Who are those who knew about that place? Our family, the Chief Secretary, Eun Si Gyeong, the safety inspection team and only a few guards.

It concerns the issue of safety, we didn't manage to tell you on time.

More importantly I must ensure your safety, since you're not from here.

I must be assured of Dr. Jekyll's safety.

THIS MEANS THE SAFETY OF 6 OF MY FRIENDS WHO ARE IN PRISON ON ACCOUNT OF ME.

A man named Charbonnier had saved my life. by digging me out and carrying me to safety.

Whatever's going on in your head, think of your own safety!

What's this country coming to whena highchurchman can't travel the forest in safety?

News and current affairs

But, when it comes to standards - such as those governing safety, health, and the environment - the market-access requirements are brutal and binary: either you meet the established standard or you do not sell.

Relations with Russia are of vital importance if Europe is to continue to improve the quality of life of its citizens and address concerns of safety.

Indeed, in closing their skies, European governments seem to have given safety absolute priority over everything else.

We don't do it, because we give safety a lower priority than our desire to spend less time driving.

The price we are willing to pay for safety cannot be infinite.

It is distasteful to put a price on human life, but the more we spend on safety, the less we will have for our other goals.

Air safety is slightly different, because a crashing plane can kill people on the ground, but the greatest risks by far are borne by the passengers and crew.

Shimon Peres announced that Labor will offer Sharon a parliamentary safety net; there is even talk about Labor joining a national unity government.

Despite some legitimate concerns about safety, it is hard to overstate the overwhelming benefits.

Moreover, we must continue dealing with the technical and ecological issues surrounding the Chernobyl sarcophagus, as well as maintain nuclear safety in the remaining nuclear plants in operation in Ukraine, including what is left of Chernobyl.

In return, Ukraine will uphold its end of the deal: in addition to closing Chernobyl, we will introduce Western nuclear safety standards and renew cooperation with the IMF via the Extended Fund Facility program.

Thus, new fights on the debt ceiling, risks of a government shutdown, and rating downgrades could further depress consumer and business confidence, reducing spending and accelerating a flight to safety that would exacerbate the fall in stock markets.

We take the peripheral route to information processing when buying, say, a toaster on a whim, whereas we take the so-called central route - thoroughly considering technical, safety, and aesthetic features - when buying a car.

Financial history is littered with untested safety-net devices that failed in a crisis.

Indeed, the opposite is true. Nuclear power is saddled with three major unresolved risks: plant safety, nuclear waste, and, most menacing of all, the risk of military proliferation.

Does that mean that safety is paramount in the US, but not in Britain?

Now that we have seen the costs of giving absolute priority to safety, we know that this is not only a technical question.

Safety concerns and cost also limit intervention by international conservation organizations.

Third, family pride and honor are deemed more important than a woman's individual well-being and safety.

Fortunately, much greater attention is paid today to mine safety and the management of the by-products of coal use.

For the last four years, the LDP had shown itself to be utterly unresponsive to the key issues of popular concern: pensions, unemployment, and the fraying social safety net.

In the process, the risk of recession remains uncomfortably high, the unemployment crisis deepens, and inequities rise as already-stretched social safety nets prove even more porous.

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