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preserving

preserving is the present participle and gerund of preserve.

Meaning of preserve

Verb

preserve (third-person singular simple present preserves, present participle preserving, simple past and past participle preserved)

  1. To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
    • Let's pray that we'd be preserved from danger.
  2. To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, such as sugar or salt; to season and prepare (fruits, meat, etc.) for storage.
    • to preserve peaches or grapes
  3. To maintain throughout; to keep intact.
    • to preserve appearances; to preserve silence

See all 6 meanings of preserve

Noun

preserving (plural preservings)

  1. preservation
    • Some preservings of foods, indeed, can scarcely be done to advantage except on a large scale.1924, Wilbur Olin Hedrick, The Economics of a Food Supply, page 26

Forms of preserving

Verb
alternative formpreserveing
Noun
pluralpreservings

Words formed from preserving

Phrases with preserving

Questions about preserving

What does preserving mean?
Preserving means preservation.
What is preserving the present participle and gerund of?
Preserving is the present participle and gerund of preserve.
What part of speech is preserving?
Preserving is a noun.
What is the plural of preserving?
The plural of preserving is preservings.

Words near preserving in the dictionary

  1. preservers
  2. preserves
  3. preservest
  4. preserveth
  5. preservice
  6. preserving
  7. preserving glass
  8. preserving glasses
  9. preserving melon
  10. preserving melons
  11. preserving pan

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