conserve
v.v. to protect something from being lost, wasted, or destroyed. You use this when you want to save resources like water, energy, or nature for the future.
v. to protect something from harm, decay, or loss; to use a resource sparingly to ensure its continued availability. Often used in environmental or physical contexts.
We should try to conserve water during the summer.
The local government implemented new laws to conserve the remaining forest and protect endangered species.
Engineers are developing new battery technologies designed to conserve energy more efficiently during long-distance transport, reducing the overall carbon footprint of the logistics industry.
From Middle English conserven, from Old French conserver, from Latin conservare (“to keep, preserve”), from com- (intensive prefix) + servo (“keep watch, maintain”). See also observe.
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object.
we must conserve of the forestwe must conserve the forestConserve is a transitive verb and does not take the preposition 'of'.