preserve

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UK /prɪˈzɜ:v/

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v.t.Transitive VerbTo cook food so it can be kept for long periods

I will preserve these apples by putting them in cans

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Sweet fruit spread; jam

This preserve is made of apples

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Protected area of land with plants and animals

This is a nature preserve, where we protect the animals

v.t.Transitive VerbTo protect something from harm, loss or damage

I hope you will preserve my house from the fire next door

v.t.Transitive VerbTo keep or maintain unchanged or perfect

I do hope we can preserve our country lifestyle, but I’m worried we’re losing it

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Or they want to preserve farmland.
Or they want to preserve farmland.
It's a way to build solar arrays that allow for agricultural use between the panels to preserve some farmland for crops, grazing, or native species.
It's a way to build solar arrays that allow for agricultural use between the panels to preserve some farmland for crops, grazing, or native species.

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For instance formaldehyde which is used in hospital labs to preserve
For instance formaldehyde which is used in hospital labs to preserve

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and what people have wanted to preserve.
and what people have wanted to preserve.
They set out to preserve the message Muhammad had brought.
They set out to preserve the message Muhammad had brought.

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so it's very similar to this.You preserve the number of chromosomes.
so it's very similar to this.You preserve the number of chromosomes.

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By the way, because it's a nature preserve, there's a rule about garbage, "Leave nothing behind".
By the way, because it's a nature preserve, there's a rule about garbage, "Leave nothing behind".

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Government to spend millions of dollars to preserve them.
Government to spend millions of dollars to preserve them.
Upon reaching the top of uluru in 2019, a ban on climbing uluru finally went into effect to help preserve the site number eight.
Upon reaching the top of uluru in 2019, a ban on climbing uluru finally went into effect to help preserve the site number eight.

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generations after me and I have to preserve them
generations after me and I have to preserve them