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# conserves

noun (conserves — plural of conserve); verb form (conserves — he/she conserves)

«conserves» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Conserves are jams made from whole fruit pieces cooked with sugar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conserves/#m1)
2. (verb) Someone or something conserves something when it saves it, protects it or uses it carefully so it is not wasted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conserves/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and geography: conserving energy, water and habitats; in physics, energy is conserved; in cooking, fruit conserves; phrases: conserves energy, conserves water.

### Examples

- Grandma makes strawberry conserves every summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conserves/#x1)
- A short shower conserves water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conserves/#x2)
- The charity conserves rare forests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conserves/#x3)
- Turning off lights conserves energy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conserves/#x4)
- The jar of apricot conserves is nearly empty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conserves/#x5)
- A camel conserves water in its body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conserves/#x6)

### Note

As a noun usually plural (conserves); as a verb it is the third person form of «conserve» (past: conserved). Science: «energy is conserved» means it is not lost, only changed into other forms. Noun: conservation.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «conserves» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conserves/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«conserves» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/conserves.html) on Mova free.