"archive" meaning in All languages combined

See archive on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɑːkaɪv/ [UK], /ˈɑrkaɪv/ [US] Audio: en-us-archive.ogg [US], en-uk-archive.ogg [UK] Forms: archive [singular], archives [plural]
enPR: är'kīv' Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An archive is a collection of historical information, usually kept for people in the future to see.
    Sense id: simple-archive-en-noun-s3TG7CCv

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɑːkaɪv/ [UK], /ˈɑrkaɪv/ [US] Audio: en-us-archive.ogg [US], en-uk-archive.ogg [UK] Forms: archive [canonical], archives [third-person, singular], archived [past], archived [past, participle], archiving [present, participle]
enPR: är'kīv' Head templates: {{verb|archiv|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you archive something, you store and preserve it for people in the future to see. A person who archives things as a job is known as an archivist.
    Sense id: simple-archive-en-verb-RzRi~9i3
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      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        {
          "text": "The police keeps an archive of the files of the criminals."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɑːkaɪv/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑrkaɪv/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "är'kīv'"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-archive.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-archive.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "archive"
}

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    },
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      "form": "archives",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "archived",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "archived",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "archiving",
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        "participle"
      ]
    }
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        {
          "text": "I just archived my family's photo collection so that we can see it in the future."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈɑːkaɪv/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑrkaɪv/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "är'kīv'"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
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        {
          "text": "The police keeps an archive of the files of the criminals."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑrkaɪv/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "är'kīv'"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-archive.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
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      "form": "archive",
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    },
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        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "archived",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "archived",
      "tags": [
        "past",
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      ]
    },
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        "participle"
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    }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑrkaɪv/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "är'kīv'"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-archive.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-archive.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "archive"
}

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