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Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb kuhn-surv; noun kon-surv, kuhn-surv
Phonetic Transcription : verb kənˈsɜrv; noun ˈkɒn sɜrv, kənˈsɜrv

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Définition of conserve

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French conserver (9c.), from Latin conservare "to keep, preserve, keep intact, guard," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + servare "keep watch, maintain" (see observe). Related: Conserved; conserving. As a noun (often conserves) from late 14c.
  • verb save, protect
Example sentences :
  • He could preach, but could not conserve the results of his preaching.
  • Extract from : « Peter the Hermit » by Daniel A. Goodsell
  • In the evening you are tired and you should conserve your strength.
  • Extract from : « Evening Round Up » by William Crosbie Hunter
  • The most important principle is to conserve every particle of moisture in the soil.
  • Extract from : « Checking the Waste » by Mary Huston Gregory
  • Let us sum up how the various resources may be used to conserve one another.
  • Extract from : « Checking the Waste » by Mary Huston Gregory
  • In the canning of tomatoes, why is it desirable to conserve the juices?
  • Extract from : « Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value » by Harry Snyder
  • In my search for what is true, I will conserve my integrity and maintain my independence.
  • Extract from : « The Enjoyment of Art » by Carleton Noyes
  • Both wished to conserve their energies for the approaching struggle.
  • Extract from : « The Albert Gate Mystery » by Louis Tracy
  • Some of these laws were ceremonial, to conserve their religion, that they might not forget their God.
  • Extract from : « Usury » by Calvin Elliott
  • They could conserve their energy as soon as they discovered the trap.
  • Extract from : « On the Trail of the Space Pirates » by Carey Rockwell
  • Yet it means money in the pockets of the people to conserve fish!
  • Extract from : « The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries » by Francis Rolt-Wheeler

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