conserver

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English

Etymology

conserve +‎ -er

Noun

conserver (plural conservers)

  1. One who, or that which, conserves.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnservāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

conserver

  1. to keep (in a particular place)
    Conserver la glace dans un congélateur. ― Keep the ice cream in a freezer.
    • 2008, Valérie Provost, Sophie Huyghues Despointes, transl., Psychologie sociale, (Social Psychology), De Boeck Université, →ISBN, page 301:
      Frappé par cette contradiction, il décida de conserver un suivi du traitement qu’on leur réservait tout au long de leur voyage.
      Struck by this contradiction, he decided to keep track of the treatment they received over the course of their trip.
  2. to retain, conserve, preserve

Conjugation

Conjugation of conserver (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple conserver
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple conservant
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.vɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle conservé
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ve/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present conserve
/kɔ̃.sɛʁv/ 		conserves
/kɔ̃.sɛʁv/ 		conserve
/kɔ̃.sɛʁv/ 		conservons
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.vɔ̃/ 		conservez
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ve/ 		conservent
/kɔ̃.sɛʁv/
imperfect conservais
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.vɛ/ 		conservais
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.vɛ/ 		conservait
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.vɛ/ 		conservions
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.vjɔ̃/ 		conserviez
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.vje/ 		conservaient
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.vɛ/
past historic2 conservai
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ve/ 		conservas
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.va/ 		conserva
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.va/ 		conservâmes
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.vam/ 		conservâtes
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.vat/ 		conservèrent
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.vɛʁ/
future conserverai
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.və.ʁe/ 		conserveras
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.və.ʁa/ 		conservera
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.və.ʁa/ 		conserverons
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.və.ʁɔ̃/ 		conserverez
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.və.ʁe/ 		conserveront
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.və.ʁɔ̃/
conditional conserverais
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.və.ʁɛ/ 		conserverais
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.və.ʁɛ/ 		conserverait
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.və.ʁɛ/ 		conserverions
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.və.ʁjɔ̃/ 		conserveriez
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.və.ʁje/ 		conserveraient
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.və.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present conserve
/kɔ̃.sɛʁv/ 		conserves
/kɔ̃.sɛʁv/ 		conserve
/kɔ̃.sɛʁv/ 		conservions
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.vjɔ̃/ 		conserviez
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.vje/ 		conservent
/kɔ̃.sɛʁv/
imperfect2 conservasse
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.vas/ 		conservasses
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.vas/ 		conservât
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.va/ 		conservassions
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.va.sjɔ̃/ 		conservassiez
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.va.sje/ 		conservassent
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.vas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — conserve
/kɔ̃.sɛʁv/ 		— conservons
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.vɔ̃/ 		conservez
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ve/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Pronunciation

Verb

cōnserver

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cōnservō

Old French

Etymology

First known attestation 842 in the Oaths of Strasbourg. Borrowed from Latin cōnservō.

Verb

conserver

  1. to keep (e.g. a promise)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-v, *-vs, *-vt are modified to f, s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of conserver (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive conserver avoir conservé
gerund en conservant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle conservant
past participle conservé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present conserf conserves conserve conservons conservez conservent
imperfect conservoie, conserveie, conservoe, conserveve conservoies, conserveies, conservoes, conserveves conservoit, conserveit, conservot, conserveve conserviiens, conserviens conserviiez, conserviez conservoient, conserveient, conservoent, conservevent
preterite conservai conservas conserva conservames conservastes conserverent
future conserverai conserveras conservera conserverons conserveroiz, conservereiz, conserverez conserveront
conditional conserveroie, conservereie conserveroies, conservereies conserveroit, conservereit conserveriiens, conserveriens conserveriiez, conserveriez conserveroient, conservereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present conserf consers consert conservons conservez conservent
imperfect conservasse conservasses conservast conservissons, conservissiens conservissoiz, conservissez, conservissiez conservassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— conserve — conservons conservez —

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