säilyttää — meaning in English
Finnish → English · translate English → Finnish instead
English meaning
- conserve verb To use something carefully so it lasts, or to prevent it from being wasted or damaged.
- deposit noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
- keep verb To hold on to something or continue having it, rather than giving it up or losing it.
- maintain verb To keep something in its current, good condition over time.
- perpetuate verb To keep something going indefinitely, often something negative like a problem or stereotype.
- preserve verb To keep something safe from harm, damage, or decay.
- retain verb To keep possession of something instead of losing or giving it up.
- save verb To rescue someone or something from harm or danger.
Senses
säilyttää is used for these senses in English:
- conserve (transitive) To protect an environment, heritage, etc.
- deposit To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
- hang on To keep; to store something for someone.
- hold on (idiomatic) To keep; to store something for someone.
- keep (transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.
- keep up (transitive) To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling.
- maintain To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.]
- perpetuate (transitive) To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also, to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion.
conserve — full definition
- verb To use something carefully so it lasts, or to prevent it from being wasted or damaged.
- noun A thick jam-like preserve made from whole or chunked fruit.
deposit — full definition
- noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
- noun A layer of material, such as minerals or sediment, that has built up naturally in a particular place.
- verb To put money into a bank account, or to leave something in a particular place.