conserve
verb (used with object)
to prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of.
conserved
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past participleof conserve.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof conserve.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
conserveverb (used with object)to prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of.
Example Sentences
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Divers from the expedition brought the pots up to the surface, where they are now being carefully conserved after so many thousands of years underwater.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
As of June, California had conserved 27.1% of its land and 21.9% of its coastal waters, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
After major credit-ratings firms downgraded Whirlpool’s debt to junk status, it raised money by selling new shares, and conserved money by suspending the dividend it had paid for 70 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The discovery shows that even one of biology's most conserved systems can be more flexible than expected.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026
Kraals were swept, the topsoil was conserved, fields were neatly divided.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
