how to pronounce preserve

/pɹɪˈzɜːv/

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preserve is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of preserve in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… house in a nature preserve and demanded …”

meaning of preserve

Preserve means to keep something from spoiling or decay.

preserve frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word preserve occurs in english on average 17.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics preserve can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that preserve can be often used in the following areas:

1) food and health;

2) life, nature, and living environment;