English

Detailed Synonyms for preserve in English

preserve:

to preserve verb (preserves, preserved, preserving)

  1. to preserve
    to preserve; conserve; to keep
  2. to preserve
    to maintain; to preserve; to uphold; to stand firm; to hold; to hang on; to stand by
    • maintain verb (maintains, maintained, maintaining)
    • preserve verb (preserves, preserved, preserving)
    • uphold verb (upholds, upheld, upholding)
    • stand firm verb (stands firm, stood firm, standing firm)
    • hold verb (holds, held, holding)
    • hang on verb (hangs on, hung on, hanging on)
    • stand by verb (stands by, stood by, standing by)
  3. to preserve
    to preserve; to save; guard from; to shield
    • preserve verb (preserves, preserved, preserving)
    • save verb (saves, saved, saving)
    • guard from verb
    • shield verb (shields, shielded, shielding)
  4. to preserve
    to preserve; to protect; to shield; to guard; to save
    • preserve verb (preserves, preserved, preserving)
    • protect verb (protects, protected, protecting)
    • shield verb (shields, shielded, shielding)
    • guard verb (guards, guarded, guarding)
    • save verb (saves, saved, saving)
  5. to preserve
    to maintain; to preserve; to protect; to keep up; to save
    • maintain verb (maintains, maintained, maintaining)
    • preserve verb (preserves, preserved, preserving)
    • protect verb (protects, protected, protecting)
    • keep up verb (keeps up, kept up, keeping up)
    • save verb (saves, saved, saving)
  6. to preserve
    to preserve; to can; to keep; to tin
    • preserve verb (preserves, preserved, preserving)
    • can verb (cans, canned, canning)
    • keep verb (keeps, kept, keeping)
    • tin verb (tins, tinned, tinning)
  7. to preserve
    to preserve
    • preserve verb (preserves, preserved, preserving)
    to cure
    – be or become preserved 1
    • cure verb (cures, cured, curing)
      • the apricots cure in the sun1
  8. to preserve
    conserve; to preserve; to pickle
  9. to preserve
    to embalm; to preserve; to balm
    • embalm verb (embalms, embalmed, embalming)
    • preserve verb (preserves, preserved, preserving)
    • balm verb (balms, balmed, balming)
  10. to preserve
    – prevent (food) from rotting 1
    to preserve; to keep
    – prevent (food) from rotting 1
    • preserve verb (preserves, preserved, preserving)
      • preserved meats1
    • keep verb (keeps, kept, keeping)
      • keep potatoes fresh1
  11. to preserve
    – to keep up and reserve for personal or special use 1
    to preserve; to save
    – to keep up and reserve for personal or special use 1
    • preserve verb (preserves, preserved, preserving)
    • save verb (saves, saved, saving)
      • She saved the old family photographs in a drawer1
  12. to preserve
    – keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction 1
    to maintain; to preserve; conserve; to keep up
    – keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction 1
    • maintain verb (maintains, maintained, maintaining)
    • preserve verb (preserves, preserved, preserving)
      • We preserve these archeological findings1
    • conserve verb
      • children must be taught to conserve our national heritage1
      • The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts1
    • keep up verb (keeps up, kept up, keeping up)
      • The old lady could not keep up the building1
  13. to preserve
    – keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last 1
    to preserve; to continue; to uphold; to carry on; bear on
    – keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last 1
    • preserve verb (preserves, preserved, preserving)
      • preserve the peace in the family1
    • continue verb (continues, continued, continuing)
      • continue the family tradition1
    • uphold verb (upholds, upheld, upholding)
    • carry on verb (carry on, carried on, carrying on)
    • bear on verb
  14. to preserve
    – keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing 1
    to preserve
    – keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing 1
    • preserve verb (preserves, preserved, preserving)
      • preserve the forest and the lakes1
  15. to preserve
    – maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger 1
    to preserve; to keep
    – maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger 1
    • preserve verb (preserves, preserved, preserving)
    • keep verb (keeps, kept, keeping)
      • May God keep you1

Conjugations for preserve:

present
  1. preserve
  2. preserve
  3. preserves
  4. preserve
  5. preserve
  6. preserve
simple past
  1. preserved
  2. preserved
  3. preserved
  4. preserved
  5. preserved
  6. preserved
present perfect
  1. have preserved
  2. have preserved
  3. has preserved
  4. have preserved
  5. have preserved
  6. have preserved
past continuous
  1. was preserving
  2. were preserving
  3. was preserving
  4. were preserving
  5. were preserving
  6. were preserving
future
  1. shall preserve
  2. will preserve
  3. will preserve
  4. shall preserve
  5. will preserve
  6. will preserve
continuous present
  1. am preserving
  2. are preserving
  3. is preserving
  4. are preserving
  5. are preserving
  6. are preserving
subjunctive
  1. be preserved
  2. be preserved
  3. be preserved
  4. be preserved
  5. be preserved
  6. be preserved
diverse
  1. preserve!
  2. let's preserve!
  3. preserved
  4. preserving
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

preserve [the ~] noun

  1. the preserve
    the marmelade; the jam; the preserve
  2. the preserve
    the preserve; the preserved food
  3. the preserve
    – fruit preserved by cooking with sugar 1
    the preserve; the conserve; the preserves; the conserves
    – fruit preserved by cooking with sugar 1
  4. the preserve
    – a reservation where animals are protected 1
    the preserve
    – a reservation where animals are protected 1
  5. the preserve
    – a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone 1
    the preserve
    – a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone 1
    • preserve [the ~] noun
      • medicine is no longer a male preserve1

preserve

  1. preserve
  2. preserve

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Related Definitions for "preserve":

  1. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar1
  2. a reservation where animals are protected1
  3. a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone1
    • medicine is no longer a male preserve1
  4. prevent (food) from rotting1
    • preserved meats1
  5. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use1
  6. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction1
    • We preserve these archeological findings1
  7. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last1
    • preserve the peace in the family1
  8. keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing1
    • preserve the forest and the lakes1
  9. maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger1

Related Synonyms for preserve