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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.

Derived terms

Conjugation

Anagrams

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.

    Conjugation of conserver (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive conserver avoir conservé
gerund en conservant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle conservant
past participle conservé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present conserf conserves conserve conservons conservez conservent
imperfect conservoie, conserveie, conservoe, conserveve conservoies, conserveies, conservoes, conserveves conservoit, conserveit, conservot, conserveve conserviiens, conserviens conserviiez, conserviez conservoient, conserveient, conservoent, conservevent
preterite conservai conservas conserva conservames conservastes conserverent
future conserverai conserveras conservera conserverons conserveroiz, conservereiz, conserverez conserveront
conditional conserveroie, conservereie conserveroies, conservereies conserveroit, conservereit conserveriiens, conserveriens conserveriiez, conserveriez conserveroient, conservereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present conserf consers consert conservons conservez conservent
imperfect conservasse conservasses conservast conservissons, conservissiens conservissoiz, conservissez, conservissiez conservassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— conserve — conservons conservez —

References

Etymology

conserve +‎ -er

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