Conserve

To conserve means to take care of something so it doesn’t get wasted or used up, like saving water or recycling paper.

Examples

• To help our planet, we should learn how to conserve water by turning off the faucet while brushing our teeth and taking shorter showers.
• In science class, we discussed how animals like elephants and tigers are endangered, and it’s important to conserve their habitats to protect them from extinction.
• Every time we recycle paper and plastic, we help conserve resources, which means there will be more materials available for future generations to use.

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