Preserve Preserved Anxious Sense Extra Examples Verb Prɪˈzɜːv

• he was anxious to preserve his reputation.
• efforts to preserve the peace have failed.
• she managed to preserve her sense of humour under very trying circumstances.
• he was insistent on preserving the integrity of the brand.

preserve

Verb Forms

1. to keep a particular quality, feature, etc.; to make sure that something is kept
• He was anxious to preserve his reputation.
• Efforts to preserve the peace have failed.
• She managed to preserve her sense of humour under very trying circumstances.
• He was insistent on preserving the integrity of the brand.

Extra Examples

• The Act contained provisions designed to preserve the status quo.
• She was determined to preserve her independence and way of life.
• The style of the original film is preserved perfectly.
• We were anxious to preserve the character of the house.
2. to keep something in its original state in good condition
• a perfectly preserved 14th century house
• Is he really 60? He's remarkably well preserved.
• We need knowledgeable gallery curators to preserve great masterpieces for posterity.
• This vase has been preserved intact.

Extra Examples

• She carefully preserved all his letters.
• The collection has been sold to the British Museum where it will be preserved for the nation.
• The prison is preserved as a tourist attraction.
• They were thrilled to discover a beautifully preserved specimen of Roman pottery.
• You need to say why the building is worth preserving.
• campaigners fighting to preserve a historic building
• The National Trust preserves the house and its grounds.
• Three miles away is a perfectly preserved stretch of Roman road.
• The iron coins are poorly preserved and have rusted.
3. to prevent something, especially food, from decaying (= being destroyed by natural processes) by treating it in a particular way
• Wax polish preserves wood and leather.
• preserved lemons
• olives preserved in brine
• an attempt to preserve the corpse from decomposition
4. to keep somebody/something alive, or safe from harm or danger
• SYNONYM save
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• The society was set up to preserve endangered species from extinction.

Extra Examples

• We need to take action to help preserve fish stocks.
• She wanted to preserve him from harassment.
• To preserve life should always be the goal.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (in the sense ‘keep safe from harm’): from Old French preserver, from late Latin praeservare, from prae- ‘before, in advance’ + servare ‘to keep’.