Collocations for safe - adj.
VERBS
be,
feel,
seem
become
keep, remain, stay
make sth, render sth
The army experts made the bomb safe.
become
keep, remain, stay
make sth, render sth
The army experts made the bomb safe.
keep sth
Keep your money safe by carrying it in an inside pocket.
Keep your money safe by carrying it in an inside pocket.
consider sth,
declare sth,
deem sth
The water was not considered safe to drink.
The water was not considered safe to drink.
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
absolutely, completely, entirely, perfectly, quite, totally
a completely safe and secure environment for young children
The woods are never entirely safe for women on their own.
absolutely, completely, entirely, perfectly, quite, totally
a completely safe and secure environment for young children
The woods are never entirely safe for women on their own.
comparatively,
reasonably,
relatively
enough
You should be safe enough, but don't go too far.
enough
You should be safe enough, but don't go too far.
inherently,
intrinsically
environmentally
an environmentally safe form of energy
environmentally
an environmentally safe form of energy
PHRASES
better safe than sorry
play it safe, play safe (BrE)
I decided to play it safe and wore a formal suit.
play it safe, play safe (BrE)
I decided to play it safe and wore a formal suit.
safe and sound
They returned from their adventure safe and sound.
They returned from their adventure safe and sound.
Safe is used with these nouns:
alternative, arrival, assumption, bet, confines, custody, delivery, disposal, distance, driver, driving, drug, environment, ground, guess, harbour, haven, home, house, investment, journey, landing, level, limit, manner, margin, navigation, neighbourhood, passage, place, practice, prediction, refuge, return, road, route, seat, sex, storage, trip, use, vaccine, water, zone
alternative, arrival, assumption, bet, confines, custody, delivery, disposal, distance, driver, driving, drug, environment, ground, guess, harbour, haven, home, house, investment, journey, landing, level, limit, manner, margin, navigation, neighbourhood, passage, place, practice, prediction, refuge, return, road, route, seat, sex, storage, trip, use, vaccine, water, zone