Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - conserve
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Conserve
conserve
~1 v 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 n formal fruit that is preserved by being cooked with sugar; jam1 (1)
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(conserved) 1. If you conserve a supply of something, you use it carefully so that it lasts for a long time. The republic’s factories have closed for the weekend to conserve energy. = save VERB: V n 2. To conserve something means to protect it from harm, loss, or change. ...a big increase in US aid to help developing countries conserve their forests. = preserve VERB: V n 3. Conserve is jam containing a large proportion of fruit, usually in whole pieces. N-MASS ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. transitive verb (~d; conserving) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French ~r, 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 sound state he ~d his inheritance; especially to avoid wasteful or destructive use of ~ natural resources 2. to preserve with sugar 3. to maintain (a quantity) constant during a process of chemical, physical, or evolutionary change ~d DNA sequences • ~r noun II. noun Date: 15th century 1. sweetmeat; especially a candied fruit 2. preserve; specifically one prepared from a mixture of fruits ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
v. & n. --v.tr. 1 store up; keep from harm or damage, esp. for later use. 2 Physics maintain a quantity of (heat etc.). 3 preserve (food, esp. fruit), usu. with sugar. --n. also 1 fruit etc. preserved in sugar. 2 fresh fruit jam. Etymology: ME f. OF conserver f. L conservare (as com-, servare keep) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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сохранять, сберегать to conserve woods — беречь леса to conserve parity — вчт. сохранять чётность ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. консервированные фрукты; варенье; джем 2. сохранять; хранить to conserve one's strength —- беречь силу 3. редк. консервировать (особ фрукты); варить (варенье) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. v. 1) сохранять, сберегать to conserve ones strength - беречь силы 2) консервировать Syn: hoard, maintain, preserve, save, store Ant: disperse, dissipate, scatter, spend, squander, waste 2. noun; oft. pl. консервированные засахаренные фрукты; варенье, джем ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1380, from O.Fr. conserver, from L. conservare "to keep, preserve," from com- intens. prefix + servare "keep watch, maintain" (see observe). Political party name conservative dates to 1831, substitute for Tory, in general use from 1843. Conservation is from 1922; conservationist is 1870. Conservatory "greenhouse" is from 1664; as "school for performing arts," 1842, from It. conservatorio, originally hospitals for foundlings in which musical education was given. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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