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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
conserve
/kənˈsɜːv/
verb1 of 2
to keep safe
- “It's important to conserve energy, so switch off the lights.”Tatoeba
- “We need to conserve energy, so lights off, please.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
Wilderness where human development is prohibited.
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Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))