Meaning

4 senses

  1. Wilderness where human development is prohibited.

  2. A jam or thick syrup made from fruit.

  3. (obsolete)A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar.

  4. (obsolete)A conservatory.

More definitions
  • fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

Examples

40 sentences

  1. We've got to conserve water.

    Нам потрібно берегти воду. — Ahha

    ruНам надо беречь воду. — marafon

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  2. Please conserve water during the summer.

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  3. We need to conserve our strength.

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  4. Let's conserve our limited water supply.

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  5. Let's conserve our limited water resources.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From Middle English conserven, from Old French conserver, from Latin conservare (“to keep,

From Middle English conserven, from Old French conserver, from Latin conservare (“to keep, preserve”), from com- (intensive prefix) + servo (“keep watch, maintain”). See also observe.

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Forms

plural: conserves
Singularconserve
Pluralconserves

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
conservativeB1conservativelyconservatoryC1considerA2considerableB1considerablyB2

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