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Webster 1913 Edition


Conserver

Con-serv′er

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Noun.
One who conserves.

Webster 1828 Edition


Conserver

CONSERVER

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Noun.
One who conserves; one who keeps from loss or injury; one who lays up for preservation; a preparer of conserves.

Definition 2024


conserver

conserver

English

Noun

conserver (plural conservers)

  1. One who conserves.


French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin cōnservō.

Pronunciation

Verb

conserver

  1. to keep (in a particular place)
    Conserver la glace dans un congélateur. - Keep the ice cream in a freezer.
  2. to retain, to conserve, to preserve

Quotations

  • 2008, Valérie Provost and Sophie Huyghues Despointes (translators), Susan T. Fiske (English author), Psychologie sociale (Social Psychology), De Boeck Université, ISBN 978-2-8041-5680-0, page 301:
    Frappé par cette contradiction, il décida de conserver un suivi du traitement qu'on leur réservait tout au long de leur voyage.
    Struck by this contradiction, he decided to keep track of the treatment they received over the course of their trip.

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Latin

Verb

cōnserver

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cōnservō

Old French

Etymology

First known attestation 842 in the Oaths of Strasbourg. Borrowing from Latin cōnservō.

Verb

conserver

  1. to keep (e.g. a promise)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-v, *-vs, *-vt are modified to f, s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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