# conserving

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-SUR-ving" US /kənˈsɝvɪŋ/, UK /kənˈsɜːvɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of conserve. — present participle and gerund of conserve
   - Simple: Present participle of conserve. Use this form for the action happening now or as the name of the activity.
   - _Conserving fuel became a priority for every household during the shortage._
   - _The trust is conserving the wetlands to protect rare birds._

## Adjective

2. Involving or accompanied by conservation; tending to protect resources rather than use them up.
   - Simple: Done in a way that protects or saves something instead of wasting it.
   - _The museum adopted a conserving strategy for its most fragile manuscripts._
   - _A conserving use of farmland keeps the soil productive for generations._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/conserving (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).