What does Preserve mean?

Definitions for Preserveprɪˈzɜrv

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. preserve(noun)

    a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone

    "medicine is no longer a male preserve"

  2. preserve(noun)

    a reservation where animals are protected

  3. conserve, preserve, conserves, preserves(verb)

    fruit preserved by cooking with sugar


    keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last





  6. save, preserve(verb)

    to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

    "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

  7. preserve, keep(verb)

    prevent (food) from rotting

    "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"

  8. keep, preserve(verb)

    maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger

    "May God keep you"

  9. preserve(verb)


    "preserve the forest and the lakes"


  1. preserve(Noun)

    a sweet spread made of any of a variety of berries

  2. preserve(Noun)

    a nature preserve

  3. preserve(Verb)

    To protect; to keep; to maintain the condition of.

    Orbiting Earth in the spaceship, I saw how beautiful our planet is. People, let us preserve and increase this beauty, not destroy it - Yuri Gagarin (the first man in space)

Webster Dictionary

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  3. Preserve(verb)

    to maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence

  4. Preserve(verb)

    to make preserves

  5. Preserve(verb)

    to protect game for purposes of sport

  6. Preserve(noun)


  7. Preserve(noun)


Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Preserve

    prē-zėrv′, v.t. to keep safe from harm or injury: to defend: to keep in a sound state: to season for preservation: to make lasting: to keep up, as appearances.—n. that which is preserved, as fruit, &c.: that which preserves: a place for the protection of animals, as game: (pl.) spectacles to protect the eyes from strong light, &c.—n. Prēservabil′ity.—adj. Prēser′vable.—n. Prēservā′tion, act of preserving or keeping safe: state of being preserved: safety.—adjs. Prēser′vative, Prēser′vatory, tending to preserve: having the quality of preserving.—n. that which preserves: a preventive of injury or decay.—n. Prēserv′er. [Fr. préserver—L. præ, beforehand, servāre, to preserve.]

Editors Contribution

  1. preserve

    To keep in the original form.

    Food is preserved in various ways e.g. curing, salting and with the use of a preservative.

British National Corpus

  1. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Preserve' in Verbs Frequency: #498


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Preserve in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Preserve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

  1. Shinjiro Ishibashi:

    Mr. Abe says he will preserve our 'beautiful Japan,' and I expect him to do it.

  2. Alfred North Whitehead:


  3. Tom Coburn:

    Our parks are falling apart. There's $12 billion backlog on our most pristine, greatest national monuments and parks, we should preserve what we've already invested in.

  4. Cecilia Frosinini:

    This story about what Clarke did is a very moving one, It was like a prophesy of what we are trying to do now. We too are trying to preserve works of art for future generations.

  5. Ralph Waldo Emerson:


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