preserve
verb (used with object)
to keep alive or in existence; make lasting.
have preserved
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present perfectof preserve.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The owners on Anglesey, they added, have preserved the A-frame roof and other timbers.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Because fossils of these early multicellular organisms are difficult to find, he studies the chemistry of ancient rocks to identify the environments most likely to have preserved them.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
But we have preserved our ability to hold tenaciously to an idea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
But Barry Eichengreen, an economics professor at the University of California, Berkeley, points to geopolitical and security factors that have preserved the dollar’s status.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
“Why could you not have given her something to live for? You might have showed her some bounty and gentleness, which would have preserved her life.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
