I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
conserve energy (= not waste any energy )
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An efficient boiler will conserve energy and save you money.
conserve energy (= use as little energy as possible )
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The lions spend much of the day sleeping, conserving energy for the hunt.
conserve the environment formal (= protect it and prevent it from changing or being damaged )
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People need to live in harmony with nature and conserve the environment.
conserve/protect a habitat (= prevent it from changing or being damaged )
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These measures will protect the habitat of endangered species such as wolves.
protect/conserve the countryside (= stop people building on it or spoiling its beauty )
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How can we protect the countryside for future generations?
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
highly
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The structure makes clear why certain residues are highly conserved .
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In cases where side chain atoms from the heavy chain are involved, these residues are highly conserved .
■ NOUN
countryside
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Farming is therefore identified as fundamental in achieving the two objectives of maintaining rural populations and conserving the countryside .
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This is the launch of the government's latest attempt to conserve the endangered countryside .
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Rural industry and agriculture could help to conserve our countryside and its people.
effort
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However, objects decay despite our best efforts to conserve them.
energy
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The best rule is to conserve energy and to increase funding for research into renewable energy sources.
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That's to encourage all San Diegans to conserve energy ....
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Sleep is also a time when some animals purposely conserve energy because it would be wasteful not to do so.
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They became cranky and quarrelsome, and stopped most of their activities in order to conserve energy .
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He was planning later in the week to make three major speeches, and he would need to conserve his energy .
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I stayed instead in a dark, sealed room, conserving energy for the next onslaught.
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We learned to recycle; we could learn to conserve energy-but it would take a little political leadership.
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It gives stamina and firmness of purpose by conserving vital energy .
environment
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As a man with agricultural interests you will appreciate the importance of living in harmony with nature and of conserving the environment .
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Money could then be ploughed into smaller projects which create jobs, meet the needs of local people and conserve the environment .
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There are those concerning the nature of the state and the extent to which governments can conserve the environment .
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Right: Lord Hunt delivers his potent plea to conserve the mountain environment .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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As a way of conserving water, people were not allowed to use hosepipes or wash their cars.
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Everyone needs to make efforts to conserve water.
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Recycling helps conserve natural and often limited resources.
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Try and rest frequently to conserve your energy.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A great deal of money has been spent conserving a block of less-than-distinguished Victorian slums and warehouses.
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As expected, rural residents will value and conserve water if they pay for it.
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Conclusion Data archiving is essential to conserve very expensive resources.
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It is axiomatic that traditional agricultural management of the uplands has maintained and conserved these landscapes and their wildlife.
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Sleep is also a time when some animals purposely conserve energy because it would be wasteful not to do so.
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The structure makes clear why certain residues are highly conserved.
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To be frivolous, laps are not conserved, for where does your lap go when you stand up?
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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From them, mixed with redcurrants and blackcurrants, Victorine produced a notable conserve .