behoud

Meaning

Noun

1. (neuter, uncountable) preservation, conserving, conservation
2. (neuter, uncountable) salvation
3. (dated, neuter, uncountable) conservatism, (less commonly) orthodoxy

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of behouden:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of behouden:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of behouden:

Concepts

preservation

conservation

retention

maintenance

salvage

salvation

recovery

charge

custody

duty period

guard

💂

marshal

warden

warder

watchman

upkeep

watch

⌚

on watch

protection

saving

storage

Synonyms

bewaarder

bewaker

💂

wacht

wachter

💂

bewaring

handhaving

bescherming

hoeder

houvast

heil

redding

uitredding

berging

Hyphenated as

be‧houd

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəˈɦɑu̯t/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: behout

In summary

From Middle Dutch behout. From behouden.