preserves
part of speech
noun, plural (preserves); verb (preserve, preserves, preserved, preserving)
meaning for a pupil
1) (noun) Jam, jelly or fruit cooked with sugar and kept in jars. tree →
2) (verb, he/she preserves) Keeps something safe, unharmed or from going bad. tree →
3) (noun) An area kept for one group or use: a nature preserve; «Football was the boys' preserve.» tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life, Grandma makes preserves from berries; salt, sugar, freezing and drying preserve food. In science and history, ice preserves mammoths and amber preserves insects. Phrases: preserves food, preserves wildlife.
examples
- Grandma's strawberry preserves are the best. tree →
- Salt preserves fish so it doesn't rot. tree →
- The freezer preserves food for months. tree →
- Amber preserves tiny insects for millions of years. tree →
- The park preserves rare birds. tree →
- We bought apricot preserves at the market. tree →
- The old man now went into the other room to fetch preserves, apples, and nuts--yes, it was delightful over there in the old house. tree →
note
As a noun it is usually plural. As a verb it is the he/she/it form. Noun: preservation; preservative is a chemical that keeps food fresh.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «preserves» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.