preserve
To maintain throughoutTo maintain throughout; to keep intact.
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» Rainforests should be preserved.
Die Regenwälder müssen geschützt werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Тропические леса должны быть сохранены. — odexed
Тропічні ліси повинні бути збережені. — rmdas
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Examples
203 sentencesRainforests should be preserved.
Тропічні ліси повинні бути збережені. — rmdas
ruТропические леса должны быть сохранены. — odexed
deDie Regenwälder müssen geschützt werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We must preserve our natural resources.
deWir müssen die Schätze der Erde schonen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
How can we preserve our forests?
Meaning
3 sensesTo maintain throughout; to keep intact.
to preserve appearances; to preserve silence
I preserved a composed manner throughout the interrogation.
bewahren, aufrechterhalten
сохраня́тьsoxranjátʹ, сохрани́тьsoxranítʹ
зберіга́тиzberiháty, зберегти́zberehtý
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
Let's pray that we'd be preserved from danger.
Every people has the right to preserve its identity and culture.
erhalten, bewahren
защища́тьzaščiščátʹ, защити́тьzaščitítʹ, оберега́тьoberegátʹ
захища́тиzaxyščáty, оберіга́тиoberiháty, охороня́тиoxoronjáty
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, such as sugar or salt; to season and prepare (fruits, meat, etc.) for storage.
to preserve peaches or grapes
Origin
From Middle English preserven, from Old French preserver, from Medieval Latin prēservāre (From Middle English preserven, from Old French preserver, from Medieval Latin prēservāre (“keep, preserve”), from Late Latin praeservāre (“guard beforehand”), from prae (“before”, adverb) + servāre (“maintain, keep”). Displaced native Old English nerian.
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Forms
preserves, preserving, preserved, preservedTenses
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Synonyms
9 synonyms- keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last:continueupholdcarry onbear on
- keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction:conservemaintainkeep up
- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use:save
- prevent (food) from rotting:keep
- maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger:keep
Word family
14 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
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.