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säilyttää — meaning in English

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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

  1. verb To use something carefully so it lasts, or to prevent it from being wasted or damaged.
  2. noun A thick jam-like preserve made from whole or chunked fruit.

deposit — full definition

  1. noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
  2. noun A layer of material, such as minerals or sediment, that has built up naturally in a particular place.
  3. verb To put money into a bank account, or to leave something in a particular place.

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