preserve

1 of 2

verb

pre·serve pri-ˈzərv How to pronounce preserve (audio)

preserved; preserving

transitive verb

: to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction : protect

: to keep alive, intact, or free from decay

: maintain

: to keep or save from decomposition

: to can, pickle, or similarly prepare for future use

: to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

intransitive verb

: to make preserves

: to raise and protect game for purposes of sport

: to be able to be preserved (as by canning)

preservability

pri-ˌzər-və-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce preserve (audio)

noun

preservable

pri-ˈzər-və-bəl How to pronounce preserve (audio)

adjective

preserver

pri-ˈzər-vər How to pronounce preserve (audio)

noun

preserve

2 of 2

noun

: fruit canned or made into jams or jellies or cooked whole or in large pieces in a syrup so as to keep its shape

—often used in plural

: an area restricted for the protection and preservation of natural resources (such as animals or plants)

a game preserve for regulated hunting or fishing

nature preserves

: something regarded as reserved for certain persons

Example Sentences

Verb The fossil was well preserved. These laws are intended to help preserve our natural resources. They are fighting to preserve their rights as citizens. The peaches are preserved in syrup. Salt can be used to preserve meat. Noun a jar of strawberry preserve Game preserves allow only carefully controlled hunting and fishing. The military was once an all-male preserve. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

On Thursday, the billionaire founder of Lululemon Athletica, Chip Wilson, announced plans to make his biggest-ever philanthropic gift to preserve land in Canada’s rugged British Columbia.

Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2022 Westminster goalie Andra Hull was getting a bit of help as the Owls worked to preserve a one-goal lead in the second half Wednesday against visiting Bel Air.

Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2022 Their safe haven in London helped to preserve the very existence of my country in those dark times.

Emily Burack, Town & Country, 14 Sep. 2022 However, researchers have known little about Neanderthal brain development because soft tissue doesn’t preserve well in the fossil record.

Katie Hunt, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 Even though the foreign security guarantee is in place precisely to preserve national self-determination in Europe, the dependence itself may be construed as a symptom of foreign dominance.

William Nattrass, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Davey-Jay then made a warning-track catch on a deep fly ball off the bat of Wang Yuan-Fu to preserve the Curacao lead in the sixth and was mobbed by his fellow outfielders.

Jake Starr, ajc, 27 Aug. 2022 The corporation got the leases to preserve drilling rights in case oil companies did not come forward.

From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 And Norwich, which is home to roughly 40,000 people, set aside $889,000 for rental and mortgage assistance and another $1.2 million to help create and preserve affordable housing in the city.

Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2022

Noun

He's since been on a freeway, to a nature preserve, a number of parks and to visit friends.

David Begnaud, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2022 San Diego added 25 acres to the wildlife preserve at Mission Trails Regional Park through a land purchase that helps fulfill the county’s conservation plan.

Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2022 Flash floods also hit the Mojave National Preserve and major roadways leading to the preserve are closed due to damage from the water, according to CalTrans.

Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022 Wrangling about details of the depopulation, including whether some bucks could be sold and transferred to a CWD-positive shooting preserve, the source of indemnity and method used to kill the animals, has delayed the process until this summer.

Paul A. Smith, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022 Wrangling about details of the depopulation, including whether some bucks could be sold and transferred to a CWD-positive shooting preserve, the source of indemnity and method used to kill the animals, has delayed the process until this summer.

Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 23 July 2022 With only 76 single-family homes, Rock Creek Woods seems like a secluded nature preserve.

Diane Bernard, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 One million residents and visitors come to the preserve each year.

Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2022 Antle allegedly planned to conceal the excess cash by inflating the number of tourists to his wildlife preserve and had previously used the laundered money to buy animals under the table.

Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 28 June 2022 See More

Kids Definition

preserve 1 of 2

verb

pre·serve pri-ˈzərv How to pronounce preserve (audio)

preserved; preserving

: to keep or save from injury, loss, or ruin : protect

The laws will help preserve rain forests.

: to prepare (as by canning or pickling) fruits or vegetables to be kept for future use

: maintain sense 2, continue

preserve silence

preserve

2 of 2

noun

: a sweet food made of fruit cooked in sugar

—often used in pl.

strawberry preserves

: an area where land and animals are protected

Legal Definition

preserve

transitive verb

pre·serve pri-ˈzərv How to pronounce preserve (audio)

preserved; preserving

: to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction

expenses necessary to preserve the property

: to keep valid, intact, or in existence (as pending a proceeding)

the right of a trial by jury shall be preserved

U.S. Constitution amend. VII

the dismissal of a chapter 7 case…reinstates certain transfers voided or preserved in the case

J. H. Williamson

: to maintain for use or consideration at a later time especially by keeping a record of

deposed the witness to preserve her testimony

a party has the option of preserving the objection raised

J. H. Friedenthal et al.

单词	preserving
释义	preserve 1 of 2 verb pre·serve pri-ˈzərv preserved; preserving transitive verb 1 : to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction : protect 2 a : to keep alive, intact, or free from decay b : maintain 3 a : to keep or save from decomposition b : to can, pickle, or similarly prepare for future use 4 : to keep up and reserve for personal or special use intransitive verb 1 : to make preserves 2 : to raise and protect game for purposes of sport 3 : to be able to be preserved (as by canning) preservability pri-ˌzər-və-ˈbi-lə-tē noun preservable pri-ˈzər-və-bəl adjective preserver pri-ˈzər-vər noun preserve 2 of 2 noun 1 : fruit canned or made into jams or jellies or cooked whole or in large pieces in a syrup so as to keep its shape —often used in plural 2 : an area restricted for the protection and preservation of natural resources (such as animals or plants) a game preserve for regulated hunting or fishing nature preserves 3 : something regarded as reserved for certain persons Synonyms Verb conserve keep up maintain save See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The fossil was well preserved. These laws are intended to help preserve our natural resources. They are fighting to preserve their rights as citizens. The peaches are preserved in syrup. Salt can be used to preserve meat. Noun a jar of strawberry preserve Game preserves allow only carefully controlled hunting and fishing. The military was once an all-male preserve. See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb On Thursday, the billionaire founder of Lululemon Athletica, Chip Wilson, announced plans to make his biggest-ever philanthropic gift to preserve land in Canada’s rugged British Columbia. Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2022 Westminster goalie Andra Hull was getting a bit of help as the Owls worked to preserve a one-goal lead in the second half Wednesday against visiting Bel Air. Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2022 Their safe haven in London helped to preserve the very existence of my country in those dark times. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 14 Sep. 2022 However, researchers have known little about Neanderthal brain development because soft tissue doesn’t preserve well in the fossil record. Katie Hunt, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 Even though the foreign security guarantee is in place precisely to preserve national self-determination in Europe, the dependence itself may be construed as a symptom of foreign dominance. William Nattrass, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Davey-Jay then made a warning-track catch on a deep fly ball off the bat of Wang Yuan-Fu to preserve the Curacao lead in the sixth and was mobbed by his fellow outfielders. Jake Starr, ajc, 27 Aug. 2022 The corporation got the leases to preserve drilling rights in case oil companies did not come forward. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 And Norwich, which is home to roughly 40,000 people, set aside $889,000 for rental and mortgage assistance and another $1.2 million to help create and preserve affordable housing in the city. Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2022 Noun He's since been on a freeway, to a nature preserve, a number of parks and to visit friends. David Begnaud, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2022 San Diego added 25 acres to the wildlife preserve at Mission Trails Regional Park through a land purchase that helps fulfill the county’s conservation plan. Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2022 Flash floods also hit the Mojave National Preserve and major roadways leading to the preserve are closed due to damage from the water, according to CalTrans. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022 Wrangling about details of the depopulation, including whether some bucks could be sold and transferred to a CWD-positive shooting preserve, the source of indemnity and method used to kill the animals, has delayed the process until this summer. Paul A. Smith, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022 Wrangling about details of the depopulation, including whether some bucks could be sold and transferred to a CWD-positive shooting preserve, the source of indemnity and method used to kill the animals, has delayed the process until this summer. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 23 July 2022 With only 76 single-family homes, Rock Creek Woods seems like a secluded nature preserve. Diane Bernard, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 One million residents and visitors come to the preserve each year. Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2022 Antle allegedly planned to conceal the excess cash by inflating the number of tourists to his wildlife preserve and had previously used the laundered money to buy animals under the table. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 28 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English, from Medieval Latin praeservare, from Late Latin, to observe beforehand, from Latin prae- + servare to keep, guard, observe — more at conserve First Known Use Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Noun 1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing preserve preserve the planet nature preserve game preserve preserve the planet nature preserve game preserve Kids Definition preserve 1 of 2 verb pre·serve pri-ˈzərv preserved; preserving 1 : to keep or save from injury, loss, or ruin : protect The laws will help preserve rain forests. 2 : to prepare (as by canning or pickling) fruits or vegetables to be kept for future use 3 : maintain sense 2, continue preserve silence preserve 2 of 2 noun 1 : a sweet food made of fruit cooked in sugar —often used in pl. strawberry preserves 2 : an area where land and animals are protected Medical Definition preserve transitive verb pre·serve pri-ˈzərv preserved; preserving 1 : to keep alive, intact, or free from decay 2 : to keep or save from decomposition Legal Definition preserve transitive verb pre·serve pri-ˈzərv preserved; preserving 1 : to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction expenses necessary to preserve the property 2 a : to keep valid, intact, or in existence (as pending a proceeding) the right of a trial by jury shall be preserved U.S. Constitution amend. VII the dismissal of a chapter 7 case…reinstates certain transfers voided or preserved in the case J. H. Williamson b : to maintain for use or consideration at a later time especially by keeping a record of deposed the witness to preserve her testimony a party has the option of preserving the objection raised J. H. Friedenthal et al. preserving 1 of 3 noun as in preservation the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition the preserving of our rights and civil liberties Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance preservation maintenance conserving keep conservation sustaining upkeep safeguarding care and feeding support sustentation conservancy protection guarding defense custody safekeeping guardianship care Antonyms & Near Antonyms ignoring disregard neglect destruction negligence harm damage injury demolition ruin inattention hurt dereliction ruination See More preserving 2 of 3 adjective as in conserving Synonyms & Similar Words conserving saving economizing sparing economical scrimping thrifty frugal provident prudent foresighted forehanded pinching foresightful stinting parsimonious miserly spare closefisted stingy niggard tightfisted penurious niggardly penny-wise close cheap penny-pinching mean tight Antonyms & Near Antonyms wasteful profligate squandering spendthrift prodigal improvident generous unthrifty bountiful unselfish liberal charitable shortsighted munificent thriftless unsparing lavish extravagant indulgent openhanded freehanded See More preserving 3 of 3 verb present participle of preserve as in maintaining to keep in good condition vigilantly preserving the ancient statue for future generations to enjoy Synonyms & Similar Words conserving maintaining saving protecting defending restoring safeguarding sustaining rebuilding guarding managing servicing keeping up supporting reconstructing rehabilitating shielding curing healing remedying husbanding rejuvenating screening patching fixing mending caring (for) Antonyms & Near Antonyms ignoring destroying neglecting disregarding breaking impairing damaging hurting injuring ruining wrecking harming See More
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