Synonyms: conserve, keep, maintain, cache, save, store
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /pɹɪˈzɜːv/ |
| Hyphenation | pre·serve |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) preserve | (I) preserved |
| (thou) preservest | (thou) preservedst |
| (he) preserves, preserveth | (he) preserved |
| (we) preserve | (we) preserved |
| (you) preserve | (you) preserved |
| (they) preserve | (they) preserved |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) preserve | (I) preserved |
| (thou) preserve | (thou) preserved |
| (he) preserve | (he) preserved |
| (we) preserve | (we) preserved |
| (you) preserve | (you) preserved |
| (they) preserve | (they) preserved |
| Imperative mood | |
| preserve | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| preserving | preserved |
| Afrikaans | in stand hou |
|---|---|
| Catalan | conservar |
| Danish | beholde; konservere |
| Dutch | behouden; bewaren; in stand houden |
| English (Old English) | gebeorgan |
| Esperanto | konservi |
| Faeroese | varðveita |
| Finnish | säilyttää |
| French | conserver; maintenir; retenir |
| German | erhalten; konservieren |
| Italian | conservare |
| Low German | in stand holden; beholden |
| Papiamento | konservá; sobra |
| Portuguese | conservar; guardar |
| Saterland Frisian | bewoarje; apwoarje; behoolde; bierge; konservierje |
| Spanish | conservar |
| Swedish | behålla; förvara; konservera |
| Thai | ไว้ |