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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•serve /v. kənˈsɜrv; n. ˈkɑnsɜrv, kənˈsɜrv/USA pronunciation v., -served, -serv•ing, n. v. [~ + object] - to prevent injury, waste, or loss of: Conserve your strength for the race.
- Ecologyto use or manage (natural resources) wisely:Conserve the environment.
n. [uncountable] - Fooda mixture of fruits cooked with sugar to a jamlike thickness.
con•serv•a•ble, adj. con•serv•er, n. [countable]See -serv-2. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•serve (v. kən sûrv′;n. kon′sûrv, kən sûrv′),USA pronunciation v., -served, -serv•ing, n. v.t. - to prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of:Conserve your strength for the race.
- Ecologyto use or manage (natural resources) wisely;
preserve;
save:Conserve the woodlands. - Physicsto hold (a property) constant during an interaction or process:the interaction conserved linear momentum.
- Foodto preserve (fruit) by cooking with sugar or syrup.
n. - FoodOften, conserves. a mixture of several fruits cooked to jamlike consistency with sugar and often garnished with nuts and raisins.
- Latin, as above
- Middle French conserve, noun, nominal derivative of conserver
- Latin conservāre to save, preserve, equivalent. to con- con- + servāre to watch over, guard (akin to servus slave, servīre to serve); (noun, nominal) Middle English
- (verb, verbal) Middle English 1325–75
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged husband, safeguard.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: conserve vb /kənˈsɜːv/(transitive)- to keep or protect from harm, decay, loss, etc
- to preserve (a foodstuff, esp fruit) with sugar
n /ˈkɒnsɜːv; kənˈsɜːv/- a preparation of fruit in sugar, similar to jam but usually containing whole pieces of fruit
Etymology: (vb) C14: from Latin conservāre to keep safe, from servāre to save, protect; (n) C14: from Medieval Latin conserva, from Latin conservāre |