preserve
part of speech
verb (preserve, preserves, preserved, preserving); noun (a preserve, preserves)
meaning for a pupil
1) To keep something safe from harm, damage or change: preserve old buildings, preserve wildlife. tree →
2) To treat food so it lasts a long time, by drying, salting, freezing, pickling or making jam. tree →
3) (noun) Jam or fruit cooked with sugar to keep: strawberry preserves. tree →
4) (noun) An area kept for wild animals, or something that belongs to only one group: «a game preserve». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: God sends Joseph ahead to "preserve life," meaning to keep people alive. Lot's daughters speak of preserving their father's seed, meaning continuing his family. In the Psalms and Proverbs, mercy, truth and integrity "preserve" a person, and a person is told to preserve discretion, meaning to guard it. Interpretation: Joseph's words are read as showing God's plan behind the family's troubles, bringing about survival. The Psalms are read as asking God to keep the faithful safe through goodness and honesty. In the primary lessons: In science lessons fossils are preserved in rock, ice or amber; salt and cold preserve food by stopping germs. In geography and everyday life we preserve forests, rivers and old buildings. In maths, some changes preserve a shape's size (a turn or slide), and «preserve the order» means keep it the same. Phrases: «preserve wildlife», «well preserved», «preserved in ice», «strawberry preserves».
examples
- Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.' (Torah GEN.19.32, JPS 1917) tree →
- And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither; for God did send me before you to preserve life. (Torah GEN.45.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.' (Torah GEN.19.34, JPS 1917) tree →
- Appoint mercy and truth, that they may preserve him. (Writings PSA.61.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for Thee. (Writings PSA.25.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- That thou mayest preserve discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. (Writings PRO.5.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- Salt helps preserve fish. tree →
- The insect was preserved in amber for millions of years. tree →
- We must preserve the rainforest for future people. tree →
- Grandma makes plum preserves every autumn. tree →
- The mammoth was preserved in the ice. tree →
- A turn preserves the size and shape of a triangle. tree →
- The old castle is well preserved. tree →
- Freezing preserves food for months. tree →
- I should have liked to preserve a specimen. tree →
note
Regular verb: preserved. Noun: preservation; adjective: preservative (a chemical that stops food going bad). Similar: protect, keep, save, conserve. «Preserves» (jam) is often plural.
In the corpora
- Thou wilt keep them, O LORD; Thou wilt preserve us from this generation for ever.
- Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for Thee.
- O love the LORD, all ye His godly ones; the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully repayeth him that acteth haughtily.
- Thou art my hiding-place; Thou wilt preserve me from the adversary; with songs of deliverance Thou wilt compass me about.
- Thy righteousness is like the mighty mountains; Thy judgments are like the great deep; man and beast Thou preservest, O LORD.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «preserve» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.