- 1conserve something to use as little of something as possible so that it lasts a long time Help to conserve energy by insulating your home. Renewable energy resources can help conserve fossil fuels and reduce carbon emissions.
- 2conserve something to protect something and prevent it from being changed or destroyed new laws to conserve wildlife in the area see also conservation See related entries: Historic buildings, Conservation Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French conserver (verb), conserve (noun), from Latin conservare ‘to preserve’, from con- ‘together’ + servare ‘to keep’.
conserve
verbBrE BrE//kənˈsɜːv//; NAmE NAmE//kənˈsɜːrv//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they conserve BrE BrE//kənˈsɜːv//; NAmE NAmE//kənˈsɜːrv//
he / she / it conserves BrE BrE//kənˈsɜːvz//; NAmE NAmE//kənˈsɜːrvz//
past simple conserved BrE BrE//kənˈsɜːvd//; NAmE NAmE//kənˈsɜːrvd//
past participle conserved BrE BrE//kənˈsɜːvd//; NAmE NAmE//kənˈsɜːrvd//
-ing form conserving BrE BrE//kənˈsɜːvɪŋ//; NAmE NAmE//kənˈsɜːrvɪŋ//
Historic buildings, ConservationCheck pronunciation: conserve
