Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - preserve
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Preserve
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~1 v 1 to save something or someone from being harmed or destroyed (I think these traditional customs should be preserved. | The wreck was preserved by the muddy sea bed. | preserve sb/sth from sth) (They were determined to preserve their leader from humiliation.) 2 to store food for a long time after treating it so that it will not decay (figs preserved in brandy) 3 to make something continue without changing (The Baroness had managed to preserve her good looks.) (- see also wellpreserved) - preservable adj ~2 n 1 a substance made from boiling fruit or vegetables with sugar, salt, or vinegar 2 an activity that is only suitable or allowed for a particular group of people (Banking used to be a male preserve.) + of (Gardening is sometimes considered the preserve of the elderly.) 3 an area of land or water that is kept for private hunting or fishing
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(preserves, preserving, preserved) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you preserve a situation or condition, you make sure that it remains as it is, and does not change or end. We will do everything to preserve peace. ...an effort to fit in more students while preserving standards. = maintain VERB: V n, V n • preservation ...the preservation of the status quo. = maintenance N-UNCOUNT 2. If you preserve something, you take action to save it or protect it from damage or decay. We need to preserve the forest... ...perfectly preserved medieval houses. VERB: V n, V-ed • preservation ...the preservation of buildings of architectural or historic interest. N-UNCOUNT 3. If you preserve food, you treat it in order to prevent it from decaying so that you can store it for a long time. I like to make puree, using only enough sugar to preserve the plums. ...preserved ginger in syrup. VERB: V n, V-ed 4. Preserves are foods such as jam that are made by cooking fruit with a large amount of sugar so that they can be stored for a long time. N-PLURAL 5. If you say that a job or activity is the preserve of a particular person or group of people, you mean that they are the only ones who take part in it. The conduct of foreign policy is largely the preserve of the president... N-COUNT: usu N of n 6. A nature preserve is an area of land or water where animals are protected from hunters. (AM) ...Pantanal, one of the world’s great wildlife preserves. = reserve N-COUNT: usu supp N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb (~d; preserving) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin praeservare, from Late Latin, to observe beforehand, from Latin prae- + servare to keep, guard, observe — more at conserve Date: 14th century 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 ~s 2. to raise and protect game for purposes of sport 3. to be able to be ~d (as by canning) • preservability noun • preservable adjective • preservation noun • ~r noun II. noun Date: 1600 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 (as animals or plants) a game ~ for regulated hunting or fishing nature ~s 3. something regarded as reserved for certain persons ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v.tr. 1 a keep safe or free from harm, decay, etc. b keep alive (a name, memory, etc.). 2 maintain (a thing) in its existing state. 3 retain (a quality or condition). 4 a treat or refrigerate (food) to prevent decomposition or fermentation. b prepare (fruit) by boiling it with sugar, for long-term storage. 5 keep (game, a river, etc.) undisturbed for private use. --n. (in sing. or pl.) 1 preserved fruit; jam. 2 a place where game or fish etc. is preserved. 3 a sphere or area of activity regarded as a person's own. Phrases and idioms well-preserved (of an elderly person) showing little sign of ageing. Derivatives preservable adj. preserver n. Etymology: ME f. OF preserver f. LL praeservare (as PRAE-, servare keep) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) заповедник; заказник 2) мн. ч., пищ. презервы 3) защищать, предохранять 4) консервировать ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1) консервировать 2) предохранять 3) сохранять 4) хранить preserve wood by treatment — защищать древесину от гниения - preserve generality ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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– to preserve a right – to preserve priority PRESERVE гл. 1) сохранять 2) охранять 3) хранить 4) консервировать ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. обыкн. pl. варенье; презервы; консервы 2. охотничий или рыболовный заповедник 3. что-л. предназначенное для ограниченного круга людей this subject is his private preserve —- в этом деле он первый знаток 4. защитные очки 5. сохранять, оберегать to preserve peace —- сохранять мир to preserve one's eyesight —- беречь зрение to preserve smb. from harm —- оберегать кого-л. от беды God preserve us! —- упаси нас, господи!, боже упаси 6. хранить (фрукты, овощи и т. п.) 7. хранить, коптить she preserves all pins which she picks up —- она хранит все булавки, которые подбирает 8. охранять (от браконьеров) 9. разводить (животных, птиц, рыбу в заповеднике) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) usu. pl. консервы, презервы; варенье 2) охотничий или рыболовный заповедник 2. v. 1) сохранять, охранять, оберегать; to preserve ones existence - выжить, выстоять; These fine old houses should be preserved for the future. God preserve me from such a fate! 2) хранить (овощи, продукты) 3) заготовлять впрок; консервировать 4) охранять от браконьеров Syn: see conserve ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1392, from O.Fr. preserver, from M.L. preservare "keep, preserve," from L.L. prжservare "guard beforehand," from L. prж- "before" + servare "to keep safe." The noun sense of "fruit preserved with sugar" is from 1600; that of "protected place for animals or plants" (a sense more properly belonging to conserve) is from 1807. Preservative "chemical added to foods to keep them from rotting" is from 1875. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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