conserve

Pronunciation

Noun

• enPR: kŏn'sû(r)v, IPA ^(key): /ˈkɒnsɜː(r)v/

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Verb

• enPR: kən-sû(r)v', IPA ^(key): /kənˈsɜː(r)v/

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Noun

Singular conserve

Plural conserves

1. A conserve is an area of wilderness where human development is not allowed by law.

Verb

Plain form conserve

Third-person singular conserves

Past tense conserved

Past participle conserved

Present participle conserving

1. (transitive) When you conserve something, you save it so that it can be used in the future.
   • Synonym: preserve

   I am conserving energy right now for the marathon run later.

2. (intransitive) (physics) (chemistry) When something is conserved, it is not changed after a process.

   In physics, energy is always conserved. It can never be created nor destroyed.