Conserve
21CONSERVE — n. f. Toute espèce de substances alimentaires, cuites et conservées dans des boîtes ou dans des bouteilles hermétiquement fermées. Conserves de viande, de légumes, de poissons, etc. En termes de Marine, il se dit d’un Bâtiment qui fait route avec …
22conserve — con|serve1 [kənˈsə:v US ə:rv] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: conserver, from Latin conservare, from com ( COM ) + servare to keep, guard ] 1.) to protect something and prevent it from changing or being damaged = ↑preserve ▪ We must …
23conserve — conserves, conserving, conserved (The verb is pronounced [[t]kənsɜ͟ː(r)v[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱nsɜː(r)v[/t]].) 1) VERB If you conserve a supply of something, you use it carefully so that it lasts for a long time. [V n] The republic… …
24conserve — I UK [kənˈsɜː(r)v] / US [kənˈsɜrv] verb [transitive] Word forms conserve : present tense I/you/we/they conserve he/she/it conserves present participle conserving past tense conserved past participle conserved 1) to prevent land, water, or other… …
25conserve — conserver, n. v. /keuhn serrv /; n. /kon serrv, keuhn serrv /, v., conserved, conserving, n. v.t. 1. to prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of: Conserve your strength for the race. 2. to use or manage (natural resources) wisely; preserve; save …
26conserve — I. transitive verb (conserved; conserving) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French conserver, from Latin conservare, from com + servare to keep, guard, observe; akin to Avestan haurvaiti he guards Date: 14th century 1. to keep in a safe or… …
27conserve — verb Conserve is used with these nouns as the object: ↑countryside, ↑energy, ↑forest, ↑fuel, ↑habitat, ↑heat, ↑heritage, ↑landscape, ↑moisture, ↑resource, ↑strength, ↑ …
28conserve — con|serve1 [ kən sɜrv ] verb transitive 1. ) to prevent land, water, or other natural RESOURCES from being damaged or destroyed 2. ) to use very little of something such as electricity or water so that it is not wasted conserve con|serve 2 [… …
29conserve — [kən sə:v] verb 1》 protect from harm or destruction. ↘prevent the wasteful overuse of. 2》 Physics maintain (a quantity) at a constant overall total. ↘Biochemistry retain (a particular amino acid, nucleotide, or sequence) unchanged in… …
30conserve — 1 verb (T) 1 to protect something and try to prevent it from changing or being damaged: We must conserve our woodlands for future generations. 2 to use as little water, energy etc as possible so that it is not wasted: conserving electricity 2… …
