spašavati

спашавати

/spaʃǎːʋati/ · imperfective · pf.: spasti

VERB

to save; to rescue

Vatrogasci satima spašavaju ljude iz poplavljenih kuća. — Firefighters have been rescuing people from flooded houses for hours.

Lekari svakog dana spašavaju živote. — Doctors save lives every day.
(spašavati se) to save oneself; to escape

Ljudi su se spašavali kako su znali. — People saved themselves however they could.

In Serbia spasavati is more usual; spašavati is the variant typical of western usage.

Synonyms:

izbavljati

Forms

Past (masc.): spašavao

Imperative: spašavaj