archive
To place or store in an archiveTo place or store (something, such as a document or record) in an archive (noun sense 1.1).
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» Tom is looking in the archives.
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2 senses(transitive)To place or store (something, such as a document or record) in an archive (noun sense 1.1).
I was planning on archiving the documents from 2001.
The library archives some of its older books.
archivieren
архиви́роватьarxivírovatʹ
(transitive)To transfer (less used or obsolete data, files, etc.) to a storage medium for long-term storage.
- put into an archive
Examples
42 sentencesTom is looking in the archives.
He forgot to archive the files.
I will not archive her photographs.
I created an archive of my emails.
The archive is on the fifth floor.
Translations
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Origin
The noun is borrowed from French archive, archif, from Late Latin archīvum, archīum (“archThe noun is borrowed from French archive, archif, from Late Latin archīvum, archīum (“archive; room containing an archive; public record office”), from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον (arkheîon, “office of a magistrate; public building or office; town hall; (in the plural) archives; public records”), a noun use of the neuter form of *ἀρχεῖος (*arkheîos, “relating to an office”), from ᾰ̓ρχή (ărkhḗ, “beginning, origin; authority, sovereignty”) (from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to begin; to govern, rule”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to fit; to fix; to put together”), or *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin; to command; to rule”)) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix meaning ‘of or relating to’ forming adjectives).
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Forms
archives, archiving, archived, archivedSynonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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