{
    "term": "conserve",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "conserve",
            "heSheIt": "conserves"
        },
        "pastSimple": "conserved",
        "pastParticiple": "conserved",
        "ingForm": "conserving"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to protect something and prevent it from being changed or destroyed",
            "sensetop": "conserve something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "new laws to conserve wildlife in the area"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["The environment"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to use as little of something as possible so that it lasts a long time",
            "sensetop": "conserve something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Help to conserve energy by insulating your home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Renewable energy resources can help conserve fossil fuels and reduce carbon emissions."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsɜːv/",
                "audio": "xc/conserve/xconserve__gb_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsɜːvz/",
                "audio": "xc/conserve/xconserves__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsɜːvd/",
                "audio": "xc/conserve/xconserved__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsɜːvɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/conserve/xconserving__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsɜːrv/",
                "audio": "xc/conserve/xconserve__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsɜːrvz/",
                "audio": "xc/conserve/xconserves__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsɜːrvd/",
                "audio": "xc/conserve/xconserved__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsɜːrvɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/conserve/xconserving__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French conserver (verb), conserve (noun), from Latin conservare ‘to preserve’, from con- ‘together’ + servare ‘to keep’."
}