Try to preserve some of these memories for your grandchildren.
•We learned how to preserve leaves for future reference.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
preserve — pre|serve1 W3 [prıˈzə:v US ə:rv] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: préserver, from Late Latin praeservare, from Latin servare to keep, guard, watch ] 1.) to save something or someone from being harmed or destroyed →↑preservation ▪ We must … Dictionary of contemporary English
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