How do you say “to save” in German?

Depending on the meaning, the English verb “to save” has many different translations in German:

• retten: “to rescue” or “to recover”.
• sparen: this word is used to express saving money, time, energy, space or costs/expenses, etc.
• speichern: saving one’s work or files on a computer.
• bewahren: “to keep”, “to retain” or “to preserve”.
• schützen: to “protect”.
• halten: to save a shot (said of a goalkeeper).

Examples

Der Feuerwehrmann rettet die Katze aus dem Baum. The firefighter is saving the cat from the tree.