Collocations for preserve - verb
ADV.
carefully, jealously, lovingly, zealously
She carefully preservedall his letters.
She carefully preservedall his letters.
VERB + PRESERVE
seek to, try to | be anxious to, want to, wish to
We were anxious to preserve theoriginal character of the house. |
We were anxious to preserve theoriginal character of the house. |
help (to)
taking action to helppreserve fish stocks
taking action to helppreserve fish stocks
fight to
campaigners fighting to preserve ahistoric railway line
campaigners fighting to preserve ahistoric railway line
be designed to
The Act contained provisionsdesigned to preserve the statusquo.
The Act contained provisionsdesigned to preserve the statusquo.
be important to
PREP.
as
The prison is preserved asa tourist attraction.
The prison is preserved asa tourist attraction.
for
Thecollection has been sold to theBritish Museum where it will bepreserved for the nation.
Thecollection has been sold to theBritish Museum where it will bepreserved for the nation.
from
an attempt to preserve the corpsefrom decomposition
an attempt to preserve the corpsefrom decomposition
PHRASES
an attempt to preserve sth, beautifully/exquisitely/finely/perfectly/superbly/well preserved
They were thrilled to discover a perfectly preserved specimen of Roman pottery.
They were thrilled to discover a perfectly preserved specimen of Roman pottery.
be preserved intact
The bones had all been preserved intact.
The bones had all been preserved intact.
be worth preserving
You need to say why the building is worth preserving.
You need to say why the building is worth preserving.
preserve sth for future generations/posterity