conserve
verb (used with object)
to prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of.
has conserved
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present perfectof conserve (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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As well as analysing the painting, the University of Lincoln team has conserved it to its former glory.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
Kelley calls the new research "foundational" basic research to understand a gene that impacts numerous, complex growth traits, which evolution has conserved through many plants, from algae to maize.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
Dygert was a founding member and longtime board member of the Vancouver, Washington-based Columbia Land Trust, which has conserved more than 55,000 acres in Oregon and Washington.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
Chuck Kuhn, chief executive of JK Moving Services, has conserved more than 4,000 acres in Loudoun and other Virginia counties, and he bought the ferry in February.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2021
Hindu law has conserved the past—it exalts past observances above those of the present.
From India's Problem, Krishna or Christ by John P. (John Peter) Jones
