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PRONUNCIATION OF SAFE-CONDUCT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAFE-CONDUCT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Safe-Conduct is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb safe-conduct in English.

WHAT DOES SAFE-CONDUCT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of safe-conduct in the English dictionary

The first definition of safe-conduct in the dictionary is a document giving official permission to travel through a region, esp in time of war. Other definition of safe-conduct is the protection afforded by such a document. Safe-Conduct is also to conduct in safety.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SAFE-CONDUCT

PRESENT

Present
I safe-conduct
you safe-conduct
he/she/it safe-conducts
we safe-conduct
you safe-conduct
they safe-conduct
Present continuous
I am safe-conducting
you are safe-conducting
he/she/it is safe-conducting
we are safe-conducting
you are safe-conducting
they are safe-conducting
Present perfect
I have safe-conducted
you have safe-conducted
he/she/it has safe-conducted
we have safe-conducted
you have safe-conducted
they have safe-conducted
Present perfect continuous
I have been safe-conducting
you have been safe-conducting
he/she/it has been safe-conducting
we have been safe-conducting
you have been safe-conducting
they have been safe-conducting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I safe-conducted
you safe-conducted
he/she/it safe-conducted
we safe-conducted
you safe-conducted
they safe-conducted
Past continuous
I was safe-conducting
you were safe-conducting
he/she/it was safe-conducting
we were safe-conducting
you were safe-conducting
they were safe-conducting
Past perfect
I had safe-conducted
you had safe-conducted
he/she/it had safe-conducted
we had safe-conducted
you had safe-conducted
they had safe-conducted
Past perfect continuous
I had been safe-conducting
you had been safe-conducting
he/she/it had been safe-conducting
we had been safe-conducting
you had been safe-conducting
they had been safe-conducting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will safe-conduct
you will safe-conduct
he/she/it will safe-conduct
we will safe-conduct
you will safe-conduct
they will safe-conduct
Future continuous
I will be safe-conducting
you will be safe-conducting
he/she/it will be safe-conducting
we will be safe-conducting
you will be safe-conducting
they will be safe-conducting
Future perfect
I will have safe-conducted
you will have safe-conducted
he/she/it will have safe-conducted
we will have safe-conducted
you will have safe-conducted
they will have safe-conducted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been safe-conducting
you will have been safe-conducting
he/she/it will have been safe-conducting
we will have been safe-conducting
you will have been safe-conducting
they will have been safe-conducting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would safe-conduct
you would safe-conduct
he/she/it would safe-conduct
we would safe-conduct
you would safe-conduct
they would safe-conduct
Conditional continuous
I would be safe-conducting
you would be safe-conducting
he/she/it would be safe-conducting
we would be safe-conducting
you would be safe-conducting
they would be safe-conducting
Conditional perfect
I would have safe-conduct
you would have safe-conduct
he/she/it would have safe-conduct
we would have safe-conduct
you would have safe-conduct
they would have safe-conduct
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been safe-conducting
you would have been safe-conducting
he/she/it would have been safe-conducting
we would have been safe-conducting
you would have been safe-conducting
they would have been safe-conducting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you safe-conduct
we let´s safe-conduct
you safe-conduct
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to safe-conduct
Past participle
safe-conducted
Present Participle
safe-conducting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAFE-CONDUCT

safe harbour
safe haven
safe house
safe passage
safe period
safe seat
safe sex
safe surfing
safe-blower
safe-breaker
safe-cracker
safe-deposit
safecracking
safeguard
safeguard clause
safekeeping
safelight
safely
safeness
safer sex

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAFE-CONDUCT

by-product
code of conduct
conduct
deduct
disorderly conduct
duct
end product
finished product
gross domestic product
gross misconduct
induct
industrial misconduct
misconduct
product
professional misconduct
reconduct
reinduct
safe conduct
superconduct
unprofessional conduct

Synonyms and antonyms of safe-conduct in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SAFE-CONDUCT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «safe-conduct» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of safe-conduct

Translation of «safe-conduct» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAFE-CONDUCT

Find out the translation of safe-conduct to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of safe-conduct from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «safe-conduct» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

安全通行
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

salvoconducto
570 millions of speakers

English

safe-conduct
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुरक्षित आचरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

آمن السلوك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

охранную грамоту
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

salvo-conduto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিরাপদ-আচার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sauf-conduit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selamat berjalan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geleit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

安全行動
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

안전 행동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aman-tumindak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

an toàn hành
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாதுகாப்பான நடவடிக்கைகளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुरक्षित आचार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

güvenli davranış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

salvacondotto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

glejt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

охоронну грамоту
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în condiții de siguranță , conduită
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασφαλούς συμπεριφοράς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veilige gedrag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lejd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fritt leide
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of safe-conduct

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAFE-CONDUCT»

The term «safe-conduct» is regularly used and occupies the 90.629 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAFE-CONDUCT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «safe-conduct» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «safe-conduct» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about safe-conduct

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAFE-CONDUCT»

Discover the use of safe-conduct in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to safe-conduct and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Safe Conduct: An Autobiography, and Other Writings
This book puzzled many readers in Russia and when it appeared in English, because it isolated sharp impressions and its juxtapositions seemed to deny chronology, but at least one critic recognized it as 'the most original of autobiographies ...
Boris Leonidovich Pasternak, 1958
2
A safe conduct
The graf of a fifteenth-century German principality faces the challenges of social upheaval when the Children's Revolt brings out the worst elements of the society in his care
Peter Vansittart, 1995
3
The Law of Nations: Or, Principles of the Law of Nature ...
... corrigirc vidc;ur ilium qua.' jubet." Cicero, de Invcu- tione, lib. ii. 145. admits. N. admits of fewer exceptions than that which is general ;. 272. THE. INTERPRETATION. B. II. Ch. XVH. Safe-conduct given in general to any one and his retinue,
Emer de Vattel, 1797
4
Origines Parochiales Scotiae: The Antiquities Ecclesiastical ...
His visit to Scotland was probably occasioned by the death of his wife Margaret, who appears to have died about that time.8 In 1359 (1 April) King Edward III. granted a safe conduct to Nicholas of Cryghton, the familiar of William earl of ...
‎1855
5
Publications
In 1359 (1 April) King Edward III. granted a safe conduct to Nicholas of Cryghton, the familiar of William earl of Sutherland, and two horsemen his companions, sent into Scotland by the earl to expedite certain of his affairs—the safe conduct to ...
‎1855
6
The history of the popes: from the foundation of the See of ...
The Roman catholic writers, to justify the imprisoning of J. Huss, notwithstanding his safe conduct, pretend, that by maintaining his impious doctrines, as they call them, even at Constance, he rendered himself unworthy of the protection to ...
Archibald Bower, 1845
7
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
FROM a communication made to me to-day by the German Ambassador, it appears that a difficulty has been raised between Versailles and Paris respecting the safe-conduct for M. Jules Favre. It appears he applied directly to Count Bismarck ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1871
8
Syllabus (in English) of the Documents Relating to England ...
Safe conduct for Peter de Gonzolles and John Leveille and Peter Gorverse, servants of the count of Vendome. Westm. O. x. 260. H. iv. p. iv. 83. Safe conduct for William Baroguier, esquire of the count of Angouleme, going to France Westm.
Great Britain. Public Record Office, Sir Thomas Duffus Hardy, 1873
9
Ecclesiastical history, a course of lectures
THE SAFE-CONDUCT GRANTED TO HUSS. 69 man above that which we call wisdom ; and which, while it provokes the sneer of ordinary beings, has produced those lofty deeds of disinterestedness and self-devotion which do honour to ...
William Jones, 1838
10
The Marsh of Gold: Pasternak's Writings on Inspiration and ...
Pasternak's Writings on Inspiration and Creation Boris Leonidovich Pasternak Angela Livingstone. Commentary on II (A SAFE-CONDUCT, or “THE PRESERVATION CERTIFICATE”) The political moment A Safe-Conduct is Pasternak's most ...
Boris Leonidovich Pasternak, Angela Livingstone, 2008

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAFE-CONDUCT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term safe-conduct is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Arrest of rebel leaders sparks legal questions
Jasig entitles CPP-NPA officials safe-conduct passes that protect them from being arrested while the peace negotiations continue, said lawyer Rachel Pastores. «Sun.Star, Mar 14»
2
Lima Journal, Part I
One line says “Passport” or “Identification Card” or “Safe-conduct” (actually “Salfe-conduct,” in a misspelling). “Safe-conduct!” I think. I haven't heard that term ... «National Review Online, Jan 14»
3
Darkon: From safe-conduct seal to reams of red tape
... said to him, 'If it pleases the king, may I have letters to the governors of Trans-Euphrates, so that they will provide me safe-conduct until I arrive in Judah?' (2:7). «Haaretz, Jan 14»
4
Matthew Flinders & Nicolas Baudin
... protected by a safe-conduct pass but until the identity and intentions of the ... he immediately asked to see the Frenchman's safe-conduct pass and offered his ... «The Monthly, Aug 13»
5
A Passport, A Safe-Conduct
This Cuban passport looks more like a safe-conduct than an ID, with it we can escape from insularity though it still doesn't guarantee we can board an airplane. «Huffington Post, Dec 10»
6
Hunger striker Aminatou Haidar returns to W Sahara
A spokesperson told the BBC no conditions were attached and Spain had issued "salvoconducto" (safe-conduct) documents to make travel possible. 'Move the ... «BBC News, Dec 09»

REFERENCE
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