preserved
part of speech
verb (past tense and past participle of preserve: preserve, preserves, preserved, preserving); adjective (preserved)
meaning for a pupil
1) Kept safe from harm or change. tree →
2) Food treated (with salt, sugar, vinegar, cold or drying) so it lasts a long time without going bad. tree →
3) Kept in its old state, like a building, a fossil or a mummy. tree →
4) (adjective) Well kept, in good condition: well-preserved. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and history, fossils and bodies preserved in ice or amber tell us about the past; food is preserved by freezing, drying, salting and pickling. In everyday life, jam is preserved fruit. Parks and old buildings are preserved for the future. Phrases: well preserved, preserved in, preserved fruit.
examples
- The mammoth was preserved in the ice. tree →
- Gran preserved the plums in jars. tree →
- The old castle has been preserved for visitors. tree →
- Salt preserved fish on long sea journeys. tree →
- The insect was preserved in amber. tree →
- This forest is preserved as a nature reserve. tree →
- The old car was beautifully preserved. tree →
- Elephants are very strictly preserved by the Indian Government. tree →
note
Noun: preservation; a preservative is a substance that keeps food fresh. Preserves (plural noun) can mean jam. Do not confuse with reserved (booked or shy).
In the corpora
- "Well-preserved" is a cheeky way to say someone is old but still looks good.
- A fossil is the preserved remains or trace of a living thing from long ago, usually over 10,000 years old.
- A fossil is the remains or trace of a living thing from long ago preserved in rock.
- Thou hast granted me life and favour, and Thy providence hath preserved my spirit.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «preserved» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.