Preserve
verb
To keep safe from harm or damage.
We need to preserve our forests from destruction.
Often appears as...
- preserve life
- preserve nature
verb
To maintain a certain state, condition, or quality.
The ancient monument has been preserved well over centuries.
Often appears as...
- preserve tradition
- preserve identity
verb
To treat food or materials to stop them from decaying.
People often preserve fruits by making jams or jellies.
Often appears as...
- preserve meat
- preserve vegetables
noun
A place where animals are protected from hunting or disturbance.
The wildlife preserve is home to many endangered animal species.
Often appears as...
- wildlife preserve
- nature preserve
verb
To flatter or humor someone.
She is always preserving him in the hope of getting a raise.
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To keep safe from harm or damage.
We need to preserve our forests from destruction.
Often appears as...
- preserve life
- preserve nature
verb
To maintain a certain state, condition, or quality.
The ancient monument has been preserved well over centuries.
Often appears as...
- preserve tradition
- preserve identity
verb
To treat food or materials to stop them from decaying.
People often preserve fruits by making jams or jellies.
Often appears as...
- preserve meat
- preserve vegetables
noun
A place where animals are protected from hunting or disturbance.
The wildlife preserve is home to many endangered animal species.
Often appears as...
- wildlife preserve
- nature preserve
verb
To flatter or humor someone.
She is always preserving him in the hope of getting a raise.
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Protection Focus
Use 'preserve' when emphasizing long-term protection and safety.
Museums preserve artifacts for future generations.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Effort
'Preserve' implies active measures are being taken to prevent harm.
Volunteers preserve the beach by cleaning it regularly.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Specific
Pair 'preserve' with nouns related to the environment, health, or heritage.
The law was passed to preserve historical landmarks.
Pro Tip 1/3Protection Focus
Use 'preserve' when emphasizing long-term protection and safety.
Museums preserve artifacts for future generations.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Effort
'Preserve' implies active measures are being taken to prevent harm.
Volunteers preserve the beach by cleaning it regularly.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Specific
Pair 'preserve' with nouns related to the environment, health, or heritage.
The law was passed to preserve historical landmarks.
Pro Tip 1/3Protection Focus
Use 'preserve' when emphasizing long-term protection and safety.
Museums preserve artifacts for future generations.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Effort
'Preserve' implies active measures are being taken to prevent harm.
Volunteers preserve the beach by cleaning it regularly.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Specific
Pair 'preserve' with nouns related to the environment, health, or heritage.
The law was passed to preserve historical landmarks.
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Video examples
What does an alien look...
find thermophiles heat-loving organisms throughout volcanic environments on the earth we also find them preserved within volcanic materials for billions of years and they look a lot like these microbial tubules we also study impact craters these are observed on every planetary body in the solar system and they're
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How does a jellyfish...
Even tiny lobster slipper larvae can cling to the bell of a jellyfish and hitch a ride, snacking on the jelly while they preserve their own energy for growth. Small agile fish use the jellies as moving reefs for protection, darting between tentacles without ever touching them.
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How One Community Saved...
It is a way of preserving the reef and dedicating ourselves to something else, They began to prefer transporting tourists because they knew they got paid well and they consumed less fuel. Besides, they were home early and that's what encouraged them to give up the fishing.
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What’s so great about...
protect coastal habitats, and halt the spread of invasive species. Protecting something as massive as the Great Lakes system will require the collaboration of many organizations, but the effort is critical if we can preserve the wonder of this flowing inland sea.
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Garth Lenz: The true...
We have an incredible gift in the boreal, an incredible opportunity to preserve our best defense against global warming, but we could let that slip away. The tar sands could threaten not just a large section of the boreal. It compromises the life and the health
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The complex geometry of...
This period of history was a golden age of Islamic culture, during which many achievements of previous civilizations were preserved and further developed, resulting in fundamental advancements in scientific study and mathematics.
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How the food you eat...
also known as probiotics, into your gut. Fermented foods are teeming with helpful probiotic bacteria, like lactobacillus and bifidobacteria. Originally used as a way of preserving foods before the invention of refrigeration,
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The Egyptian Book of the...
The goal of the two-month process is to preserve Ani's body as an ideal form with which his spirit can eventually reunite. But first, that spirit must pass through the duat, or underworld. This is a realm of vast caverns,
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The Biggest Dinosaur...
The dinosaur embryos are so well preserved we can see they already have their teeth, in preparation for a lifetime of eating.
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Ferocious Dinosaur...
the dinosaur embryos are so well preserved we can see they already have their teeth in preparation for a lifetime of eating
Video examples
What does an alien look...
find thermophiles heat-loving organisms throughout volcanic environments on the earth we also find them preserved within volcanic materials for billions of years and they look a lot like these microbial tubules we also study impact craters these are observed on every planetary body in the solar system and they're
Video examples
How does a jellyfish...
Even tiny lobster slipper larvae can cling to the bell of a jellyfish and hitch a ride, snacking on the jelly while they preserve their own energy for growth. Small agile fish use the jellies as moving reefs for protection, darting between tentacles without ever touching them.
Video examples
How One Community Saved...
It is a way of preserving the reef and dedicating ourselves to something else, They began to prefer transporting tourists because they knew they got paid well and they consumed less fuel. Besides, they were home early and that's what encouraged them to give up the fishing.
Video examples
What’s so great about...
protect coastal habitats, and halt the spread of invasive species. Protecting something as massive as the Great Lakes system will require the collaboration of many organizations, but the effort is critical if we can preserve the wonder of this flowing inland sea.
Video examples
Garth Lenz: The true...
We have an incredible gift in the boreal, an incredible opportunity to preserve our best defense against global warming, but we could let that slip away. The tar sands could threaten not just a large section of the boreal. It compromises the life and the health
Video examples
The complex geometry of...
This period of history was a golden age of Islamic culture, during which many achievements of previous civilizations were preserved and further developed, resulting in fundamental advancements in scientific study and mathematics.
Video examples
How the food you eat...
also known as probiotics, into your gut. Fermented foods are teeming with helpful probiotic bacteria, like lactobacillus and bifidobacteria. Originally used as a way of preserving foods before the invention of refrigeration,
Video examples
The Egyptian Book of the...
The goal of the two-month process is to preserve Ani's body as an ideal form with which his spirit can eventually reunite. But first, that spirit must pass through the duat, or underworld. This is a realm of vast caverns,
Video examples
The Biggest Dinosaur...
The dinosaur embryos are so well preserved we can see they already have their teeth, in preparation for a lifetime of eating.
Video examples
Ferocious Dinosaur...
the dinosaur embryos are so well preserved we can see they already have their teeth in preparation for a lifetime of eating
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Quote examples
Abraham Lincoln
American President
It is with your aid, as the people, that I think we shall be able to preserve - not the country, for the country will preserve itself, but the institutions of the country - those institutions which have made us free, intelligent and happy - the most free, the most intelligent, and the happiest people on the globe.
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Emma Walton Hamilton
British Author
So often we think, well, kids learn to read at school, I don't have to be responsible for that. But in fact they learn to love reading at home, and therefore it's really important that we as parents preserve the joy of reading by supporting them and reading things that speak to their hearts, books that they love.
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Albert Camus
French Philosopher
Every artist preserves deep within him a single source from which, throughout his lifetime, he draws what he is, and what he says. When the source dries up, the work withers and crumbles.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
French Philosopher
Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it. Has it ever been said that a man who throws himself out the window to escape from a fire is guilty of suicide?
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Thomas Aquinas
Italian Theologian
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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Anais Nin
American Author
Each contact with a human being is so rare, so precious, one should preserve it.
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George Washington
American President
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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Nicole Fosse
American Actress
I don't want my own life to be solely about preserving my parents' lives.
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Patrick Macnee
British Actor
I was absolutely delighted that those shows have been preserved.
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Junipero Serra
Clergyman
I pray God may preserve your health and life many years.
Quote examples
Abraham Lincoln
American President
It is with your aid, as the people, that I think we shall be able to preserve - not the country, for the country will preserve itself, but the institutions of the country - those institutions which have made us free, intelligent and happy - the most free, the most intelligent, and the happiest people on the globe.
Quote examples
Emma Walton Hamilton
British Author
So often we think, well, kids learn to read at school, I don't have to be responsible for that. But in fact they learn to love reading at home, and therefore it's really important that we as parents preserve the joy of reading by supporting them and reading things that speak to their hearts, books that they love.
Quote examples
Albert Camus
French Philosopher
Every artist preserves deep within him a single source from which, throughout his lifetime, he draws what he is, and what he says. When the source dries up, the work withers and crumbles.
Quote examples
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
French Philosopher
Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it. Has it ever been said that a man who throws himself out the window to escape from a fire is guilty of suicide?
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Thomas Aquinas
Italian Theologian
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
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Anais Nin
American Author
Each contact with a human being is so rare, so precious, one should preserve it.
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George Washington
American President
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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Nicole Fosse
American Actress
I don't want my own life to be solely about preserving my parents' lives.
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Patrick Macnee
British Actor
I was absolutely delighted that those shows have been preserved.
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Junipero Serra
Clergyman
I pray God may preserve your health and life many years.
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