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Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb kuhn-surv; noun kon-surv, kuhn-surv
Phonetic Transcription : verb kənˈsɜrv; noun ˈkɒn sɜrv, kənˈsɜrv



Definition of conserving

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French conserver (9c.), from Latin conservare "to keep, preserve, keep intact, guard," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + servare "keep watch, maintain" (see observe). Related: Conserved; conserving. As a noun (often conserves) from late 14c.
  • verb save, protect
Example sentences :
  • There was nothing said then about conserving millions of men.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Paw » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • Brenton's is all latent, and I count on you to do the conserving.
  • Extract from : « The Brentons » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • But your ability to stand a long siege will depend on conserving your strength.
  • Extract from : « The Tyranny of Weakness » by Charles Neville Buck
  • Thus in time each rock is left poised on a column of its own conserving.
  • Extract from : « Mount Rainier » by Various
  • Like yourselves, they are lying low and conserving their energies.
  • Extract from : « The Meadow-Brook Girls on the Tennis Courts » by Janet Aldridge
  • We can only do so by appreciating and conserving the latter.
  • Extract from : « Indian Home Rule » by M. K. Gandhi
  • What are the methods of conserving heat in cooking apparatus?
  • Extract from : « Foods and Household Management » by Helen Kinne
  • For God is the creating, conserving, dirigent, final Cause of all.
  • Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4) » by Richard Baxter
  • The conserving of the profits of labour for the benefit of the capitalist.
  • Extract from : « To Him That Hath » by Ralph Connor
  • Some of the convents were successful in conserving their wealth.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1 » by Various

Synonyms for conserving

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