reserve

See also Reserve, and réserve

English

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)v

Noun

reserve (plural reserves)

1. The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation; exception.

   I accept your view with one reserve.

2. That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use.
3. A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.

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

4. Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
5. A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose; as, the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy Reserves in Canada, for the support of the clergy.
6. (Canada) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group. (Compare US reservation.)
7. (military) 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.
8. (finance) Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.
9. (sports) 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.

Synonyms

• reservation, res
• (restraint of freedom in words or actions): self-restraint, reticence, taciturnity
• (sports: reserve player): substitute
• (tract of land for Aboriginal peoples): rez

Related terms

• reservist

Translations

the act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation

Estonian: varumine (et) Finnish: varaus (fi), poikkeus (fi) French: réservation (fr) German: Reservieren n.

Japanese: 予約 (ja) (よやく, yoyaku) Norwegian: bestilling (no) c., reservering (no) c., reservasjon (no) m. Russian: запасание (ru) (zapasánije) n., резервироавние (ru) (rezervírovanije) n. Swedish: reservation (sv) c.

that which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use

Dutch: reserve (nl) m. and f. Finnish: varanto (fi), reservi (fi), varmuusvarasto (fi) French: réserves (fr) f. pl. German: Reserve (de) f. Hungarian: tartalék (hu)

Japanese: 予備 (ja) (よび, yobi), 備蓄 (ja) (びちく, bichiku) Norwegian: reservasjon (no) m. Russian: запас (ru) (zapás) m., резерв (ru) (rezérv) m. Spanish: reserva (es) f. Swedish: reserver (sv) pl.

known unexploited natural resource

Chinese: Mandarin: 保護區 (zh), 保护区 (zh) (bǎohùqū) Finnish: varanto (fi) French: réserve (fr) f.

German: Schutzgebiet (de) n. Japanese: 保護区 (ja) (ほごく, hogoku) Russian: заповедник (ru) (zapovédnik) m.

restraint of freedom in words or actions

Finnish: varautuneisuus (fi) French: réserve (fr) f. German: Reserviertheit (de) f.

Japanese: 自制 (ja) (じせい, jisei), 控えめ (ja) (ひかえめ, hikaeme) Norwegian: reserverthet (no) m., tilbakeholdenhet (no) m. Russian: сдержанность (ru) (sd'éržannost') f.

tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose

Finnish: reservaatti (fi), -alue Japanese: 保留地 (ja) (ほりゅうち, horyū-chi), 予備地 (ja) (よびち, yobi-chi) Norwegian: reservat (no) n.

Russian: заповедник (ru) (zapov'ednik) m., резервация (ru) (r'ez'ervácija) f. Swedish: reservat (sv) n.

tract of land reserved for Aboriginal people

Finnish: reservaatti (fi), -alue French: réserve (fr) f.

Japanese: 保護区 (ja) (ほごく, hogo-ku)

military: body of troops in the rear of an army

Finnish: reservi (fi) French: réserve (fr) f. German: Reserve (de) f. Japanese: 予備兵力 (ja) (よびへいりょく, yobi-heiryoku); 予備役 (ja) (よびえき, yobieki)

Norwegian: reserve (no) m., reservetropp (no) m. Russian: запас (ru) (zapás) m., резерв (ru) (r'ez'érv) m. Swedish: reserv (sv) c.

finance: funds kept on hand

Finnish: varanto (fi), vararahasto (fi) Japanese: 準備金 (ja) (じゅんびきん, jyunbi-kin); 引当金 (ja) (ひきあてきん, hikiate-kin)

Norwegian: forråd (no) n., reserve (no) m., reservefond (no) n. Russian: резервный фонд (ru) (r'ez'érvnyj fond) m.

sports: reserve player

Finnish: vaihtopelaaja (fi) Japanese: 控え (ja) (ひかえ, hikae), 補欠 (ja) (ほけつ, hoketsu) Norwegian: reserve (no) m., reservespiller (no) m.

Russian: запасной игрок (ru) (zapasnój igrók) m., запасной (ru) (zapasnój) m. Swedish: reserv (sv) c.

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Translations to be checked

Arabic: حجز (ħajz) m. Mandarin: 儲備, 储备 (chǔbèi) Serbo-Croatian: rezerva (hr) f. Dutch: reserve (nl) f. French: réservation (fr) f. Greek: επιφύλαξη (epifílaksi) f. Italian: riserva (it) f.

Korean: 예비 (yebi) Norwegian: reservasjon (no) m. Portuguese: reserva (pt) f. Spanish: reserva (es) f. Swedish: reserv

Verb

reserve (third-person singular simple present reserves, present participle reserving, simple past and past participle reserved)

1. To keep back; to retain.

   We reserve the right for modifications.

2. To keep in store for future or special use.

   This cake is reserved for the guests!

3. To book in advance; to make a reservation.

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

Translations

to keep back; to retain

Dutch: reserveren (nl), beschermen (nl) Esperanto: rezervi (eo) Finnish: varata (fi), pidättää (fi) German: vorbehalten (de) Japanese: (to keep back) 残す (ja) (のこす, nokosu); (to retain) 留保する (ja) (りゅうほする, ryūho suru)

Norwegian: holde av (no), reservere (no), sette av (no) Russian: резервировать (ru) (rezervírovat’) impf., зарезервировать (ru) (zarezervírovat’) pf.; оставлять за собой (ru) (ostavlját’ za sobój) Swedish: reservera (sv) Vietnamese: dử lại (vi)

to keep in store for future or special use

Dutch: reserveren (nl), bewaren (nl) Finnish: panna talteen, varata, pitää varalla Hungarian: foglal (hu), lefoglal (hu) Japanese: 蓄える (ja) (たくわえる, takuwaeru) Norwegian: forbeholde (no), legge til side (no)

Russian: запасать (ru) (zapasát’) impf., запасти (ru) (zapastí) pf.; откладывать (ru) (otkládyvat’) impf., отложить (ru) (otložít') pf.; Swedish: reservera (sv) Vietnamese: dự bị (vi), phòng bị (vi), để dành (vi)

to book in advance

Dutch: reserveren (nl) Esperanto: rezervi (eo) Finnish: varata (fi) German: reservieren (de), buchen (de) Japanese: 予約する (ja) (よやくする, yoyaku suru) Norwegian: bestille (no), reservere (no)

Polish: rezerwować (pl) impf., zarezerwować (pl) pf. Russian: резервировать (ru) (rezervírovat’) impf., зарезервировать (ru) (zarezervírovat’) pf.; бронировать (ru) (bronírovat’) impf., забронировать (ru) (zabronírovat’) pf. Swedish: reservera (sv) Vietnamese: chuẩn bị (vi), dành riêng (vi)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Translations to be checked

Arabic: حجز (Hájaza) Mandarin: 保留 (bǎoliú) French: réserver (fr) Italian: riservare (it)

Korean: 예약하다 (yeyakhada) Portuguese: reservar (pt) Spanish: reservar (es)

Anagrams

• reveres
• reverse
• severer

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Dutch

Noun

reserve f. and m. (plural reserves, ^??? please provide the diminutive!)

1. reserve (that which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use)

Anagrams

• serveer, servere, verrees

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Spanish

Verb

reserve (infinitive reservar)

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of reservar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of reservar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of reservar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of reservar.