conserve

See also conservé

English

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Pronunciation

Noun

• enPR: kŏn'sû(r)v, IPA: /ˈkɒnsɜː(r)v/, X-SAMPA: /"kQns3:(r)v/
• Rhymes: -ɒnsɜː(r)v

Verb

• enPR: kən-sû(r)v', IPA: /kənˈsɜː(r)v/, X-SAMPA: /k@n"s3:(r)v/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)v

Etymology

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

Noun

conserve (plural conserves)

1. Wilderness where human development is prohibited.
2. A jam or thick syrup made from fruit.
   • Tatler

     I shall […] study broths, plasters, and conserves, till from a fine lady I become a notable woman.

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

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Translations

wilderness where human development is prohibited

• Spanish: parque nacional (es) m

Verb

conserve (third-person singular simple present conserves, present participle conserving, simple past and past participle conserved)

1. (transitive) To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative.
2. (transitive) To protect an environment.
3. (physics, chemistry, intransitive) To remain unchanged during a process

Derived terms

• conservation
• conservative
• conservatory

Translations

to save

• Bulgarian: консервирам (bg) (konserviram), запазвам (bg) (zapazvam)
• Esperanto: konservi (eo)
• Finnish: säilöä (fi)
• Italian: conservare (it)
• Japanese: 節約する (ja) (せつやくする, setsuyaku-sru)

• Neapolitan: stipà
• Russian: сохранять (ru) (soxranjátʹ) impf., сохранить (ru) (soxranítʹ) pf.
• Spanish: reservar (es)
• Swahili: ifadhi (sw)

to protect

• Bulgarian: защитавам (bg) (zaštitavam), опазвам (bg) (opazvam)
• Finnish: säilyke (fi)
• Japanese: 保存する (ja) (ほぞんする, hozon-suru)
• Russian: охранять (ru) (oxranjátʹ) impf., охранить (ru) (oxranítʹ) pf., защищать (ru) (zaščiščátʹ) impf., защитить (ru) (zaščitítʹ) pf.

• Spanish: conservar (es)
• Swahili: ifadhi (sw)

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• French: conserver

Anagrams

• converse
• coveners

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French

Noun

conserve f (plural conserves)

1. canned foods

Verb

conserve

1. Form of conserver

Anagrams

• recevons

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Italian

Noun

conserve f

1. Plural form of conserva

Anagrams

• converse
• scernevo

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Latin

Noun

conserve

1. vocative singular of conservus

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Spanish

Verb

conserve (infinitive conservar)

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of conservar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of conservar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of conservar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of conservar.

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Portuguese

Verb

conserve

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of conservar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of conservar
3. first-person singular imperative of conservar
4. third-person singular imperative of conservar