Preservation - English meaning

verb

Place (drinks or other liquid) in bottles.

Usage examples:

The wine was bottled in 1997

noun

A glass or plastic container with a narrow neck, used for storing drinks or other liquids.

Usage examples:

He opened the bottle of beer

noun

The courage or confidence needed to do something difficult or dangerous.

Usage examples:

I lost my bottle completely and ran

abbreviation

(preceding a date or amount) circa.

Usage examples:

He was born ca 1400

abbreviation

California (in official postal use).

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 20, a soft grey metal.

noun

The provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something.

Usage examples:

The care of the elderly

verb

Feel concern or interest; attach importance to something.

Usage examples:

They don't care about human life

noun

Prevention of wasteful use of a resource.

Usage examples:

They launched a week-long campaign to promote energy conservation

verb

Protect (something, especially something of environmental or cultural importance) from harm or destruction.

Usage examples:

The funds raised will help conserve endangered meadowlands

noun

A sweet food made by preserving fruit with sugar; jam or marmalade.

Usage examples:

Pork tenderloin with onion and raisin conserve

verb

Present participle of conserve

Usage examples:

To conserve electricity, we are cutting down on our heating., the nationalists are very eager to co…

noun

The action of carrying something on over time or the state of being carried on.

Usage examples:

The continuation of discussions about a permanent peace

noun

Something that is connected to something else, or the state of being continued

Usage examples:

[ c ] it’s really just a continuation of the same street but called by a different name.

noun

The action or fact of owning, maintaining, or protecting something.

Usage examples:

The keeping of dogs

verb

Have or retain possession of.

Usage examples:

Return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files

noun

Doing something you promised or had scheduled

Usage examples:

We all get together for dinner once a month, in keeping with (= following) family tradition.

noun

The process of preserving a condition or situation or the state of being preserved.

Usage examples:

We support local initiatives that ensure the maintenance of community spirit

noun

The process of keeping or continuing something

Usage examples:

The office is charged with the maintenance of customary practices and ceremonies., bridges require …

noun

The activity of keeping a building, vehicle, road, etc. in good condition by checking it regularly and repairing it when necessary

Usage examples:

Refineries typically schedule yearly maintenance., components necessary for the maintenance of our …

noun

The continuation or preservation of a situation, idea, etc.

Usage examples:

We criticized the perpetuation of racial stereotypes

noun

The act of causing something to continue, especially something harmful, or the fact of something harmful continuing

Usage examples:

The lack of military action from other countries has contributed to the perpetuation of the civil w…

noun

Extension of the duration of something.

Usage examples:

The position is advertised for two years, but prolongation is possible

noun

The act of making something last a longer time

Usage examples:

More research is being done into the prolongation of life., neither side should welcome the feud's …

noun

The action of protecting, or the state of being protected.

Usage examples:

The b vitamins give protection against infection

noun

The condition or state of being kept safe from injury, damage, or loss

Usage examples:

[ u ] their tent offered little protection against the storm., [ c ] the proposed law is intended t…

noun

The act of keeping someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss, or the state of being protected in this way

Usage examples:

We need protection from bad or incompetent doctors., retailers believe the magnetic cards give the …

verb

Protect from harm or damage with an appropriate measure.

Usage examples:

A framework which safeguards employees from exploitation

noun

A measure taken to protect someone or something or to prevent something undesirable.

Usage examples:

The charity called for tougher safeguards to protect britain's remaining natural forests

verb

Strengthen or support physically or mentally.

Usage examples:

This thought had sustained him throughout the years

adjective

Providing physical or mental strength or support.

Usage examples:

A sustaining breakfast of bacon and eggs

verb

Present participle of sustain

Usage examples:

The economy looks set to sustain its growth into next year., he seems to find it difficult to susta…

noun

The action of covering or coating something with tin.

Usage examples:

The board is then ready for drilling and tinning

verb

Cover with a thin layer of tin.

Usage examples:

The copper pans are tinned inside

verb

Confirm or support (something which has been questioned).

Usage examples:

The court upheld his claim for damages

verb

To defend or maintain a principle or law, or to state that a decision that has already been made, esp. a legal one, is correct

Usage examples:

The supreme court upheld california’s term limit measure.

verb

To state that a decision which has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct

Usage examples:

Uphold a decision/ruling/appeal the court is said to be upholding its decision., when he took offic…