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Reserve

//ɹɪˈzɝv// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in Kansas.
  2. 2
    A census-designated place in Louisiana.
  3. 3
    A census-designated place in Montana.
  4. 4
    A village, the county seat of Catron County, New Mexico.
  5. 5
    A census-designated place in Wisconsin.
Noun
  1. 1
    A restriction.; The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception. countable, uncountable

    "The book is on reserve."

  2. 2
    the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary wordnet
  3. 3
    A restriction.; Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    formality and propriety of manner wordnet
  5. 5
    That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use. countable, uncountable

    "The tone was set at Trump’s Inauguration. Tech moguls streamed into Washington; some sat behind the President during his Inaugural Address, a signal of the power they would wield. Over the next 11 months, they would use their enormous cash reserves, cultural power, and momentum to push their products into homes across the world."

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  1. 6
    armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency wordnet
  2. 7
    That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.; A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited. countable, uncountable

    "New oil reserves are continuously being discovered, but not as fast as the existing ones are running out."

  3. 8
    a district that is reserved for particular purpose wordnet
  4. 9
    That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.; A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose countable, uncountable

    "the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio was originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut."

  5. 10
    an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced wordnet
  6. 11
    That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.; A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group: Indian reserve. Canada, countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose wordnet
  8. 13
    That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.; A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency. countable, uncountable

    "no reserves [the military force is throwing everything it has at the front]"

  9. 14
    (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions wordnet
  10. 15
    That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.; Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.; A reserve price in an auction. countable, uncountable

    "no reserve [the lot(s) will be sold no matter how low the bids are]"

  12. 17
    That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.; Wine held back and aged before being sold. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.; Absence of color or decoration; the state of being left plain. countable, uncountable

    "Each is decorated with a simple disk in reserve and a band in reserve adorned with white dots."

  14. 19
    Something initially kept back for later use in recreation.; A member of a team who does not participate from the start of the game, but can be used to replace tired or injured team-mates. countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    Something initially kept back for later use in recreation.; A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    In exhibitions, a distinction indicating that the recipient will get a prize in the event of another person being disqualified. countable, uncountable
  17. 22
    A resist. countable, uncountable
  18. 23
    A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To keep back; to retain. transitive

    "We reserve the right to make modifications."

  2. 2
    give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause wordnet
  3. 3
    To keep in store for future or special use. ditransitive, transitive

    "This cake is reserved for the guests!"

  4. 4
    obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance wordnet
  5. 5
    To book in advance; to make a reservation for. ditransitive, transitive

    "I reserved a table for us at the best restaurant in town."

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  1. 6
    hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency wordnet
  2. 7
    To make an exception of; to except. obsolete, transitive
  3. 8
    arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old French reserver, from Latin reservō (“to reserve, retain”).

Etymology 2

From Old French reserver, from Latin reservō (“to reserve, retain”).

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