Definition: 1. To keep a particular quality, feature, etc.; to make sure that something is kept. 2. To keep something in its original state in good condition. 3. To prevent something, especially food, from decaying by treating it in a particular way. 4. To keep someone or something alive, or safe from harm or danger.
Use 'preserve' in a sentence:
1. Is he really 60? He's remarkably well preserved.
2. The conduct of foreign policy is largely the preserve of the president.
3. "It is surprising how well you preserve your teeth, Miss," said the collar.
4. Lime preserved in salt is a north African speciality which is used to flavour chicken dishes.
5. It's difficult to preserve your dignity when you have no job and no home.
6. We write to preserve our family histories so our children and grandchildren can learn and appreciate their heritage.
7. After the Norman Conquest the forest became a royal hunting preserve.
8. He spoke about preserving the country as a secular state.
9. Louis sees the project as a way to preserve history as it happens.
10. The body was found to be well preserved, his features easily recognizable.
11. I believe it would be better for residents to commute to work and preserve the peace of our neighborhood.
12. As for craftsmanship itself, the issue is how to preserve it as a valued skill in the general population.
13. All kinds of traditional craft industries are preserved here.
14. Bad driving is not just the preserve of boy racers.
15. The only way to preserve democracy is to raise hell about its shortcomings.
16. The ham is covered in salt to dry and preserve it, and left to hang for up to two years.
17. All of which creates huge headaches for institutions, such as museums, trying to preserve culturally important objects.
18. You don't preserve an airplane by keeping it on the ground; you preserve it by keeping it in service.
19. Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness.
20. Tanco, a leather manufacturer, uses large quantities of common salt to preserve animal hides.
21. CCT programs have helped preserve traditional lifestyles.
22. He and his wife finally had to move from their apartment just to preserve their sanity.
23. They value the environmental quality they preserve over their oil imports from abroad.
24. Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.
25. The second resolution concentrates on the need to preserve the genetic diversity of European forests.
26. According to GNP, for example, countries that overcut forests actually do better than those that preserve their forests.
27. Only a tiny fraction of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy.
28. They are in a separate room where the temperature is controlled, to preserve the old paper in them.
29. She wants to preserve the tradition of the neighborhood ice-cream truck.
30. Rather, she wants to preserve the tradition of the neighborhood ice-cream truck.
31. With refrigerators and freezers, we can preserve a lot of different foods in our homes.
32. Take you up to Westfield's natural preserve for a short hike or to practice skipping stones in the large pond.
33. Their music has been preserved for posterity.
34. Freezing isn't a bad way of preserving food.
35. Van Oosten and colleagues worked to preserve Gilardi's sculptures.
36. We have to act to preserve the unity of this nation.
37. He was anxious to preserve his reputation.
38. Conservationists are mostly wedded to preserving diversity in nature.
39. In the case of great philosophers, however, better yet to preserve one's physical presence to inspire future generations of thinkers.
40. Football is no longer the preserve of men.
41. The hand was preserved in ice by neighbours and sewn back on in hospital.
42. She says the sovereignty of the Crown must be preserved.
43. We need to preserve the element of surprise.
44. Wax polish preserves wood and leather.
45. We need to preserve the forest.
46. We will do everything to preserve peace.
47. Efforts to preserve the peace have failed.
48. This vase has been preserved intact.
49. To help them survive, we need to preserve their habitats.
50. I like to make puree, using only enough sugar to preserve the plums.
51. Environmental organizations want to preserve the land surrounding the Wilgrinn Wilderness Area from residential development.
52. Although many of the stones have fallen out, the monument remains very well preserved.
53. Protective measures are necessary if the city's monuments are to be preserved.
54. The resort still preserves a feeling of exclusivity.
55. The society was set up to preserve endangered species from extinction.
