/konseɾˈβaɾ/
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Translation
to keep, to preserve
Word origin
From Latin conservare ('to keep, preserve'), from con- ('together') plus servare ('to keep, guard'). Related to English 'conserve' and 'preserve'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- conservare
- English cognates
- conserve, preserve
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
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You have to keep the food in the fridge.
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She still keeps her grandmother's letters.
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We must keep calm!
sirve .
This method serves to preserve the fruit for months.
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At eighty years old, he keeps an excellent memory.
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