reserve
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- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)v
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reserve (plural reserves)
- The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation; exception.
- I accept your view with one reserve.
- That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use.
- 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.
- Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
- 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.
- (Canadian) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group. (Compare US reservation.)
- (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.
- (finance) Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.
- (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.
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- reservation, res
- (restraint of freedom in words or actions): self-restraint, reticence, taciturnity
- (sports: reserve player): substitute
- (tract of land for Aboriginal peoples): rez
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[edit] Translations
the act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation
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that which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use
restraint of freedom in words or actions
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tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose
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tract of land reserved for Aboriginal people
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military: body of troops in the rear of an army
finance: funds kept on hand
sports: reserve player
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[edit] Verb
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to reserve (third-person singular simple present reserves, present participle reserving, simple past and past participle reserved)
- To keep back; to retain.
- We reserve the right for modifications.
- To keep in store for future or special use.
- This cake is reserved for the guests!
- To book in advance; to make a reservation.
- I reserved a table for us at the best restaurant in town.
- To serve again (e.g. a tennis ball).
[edit] Translations
to keep back; to retain
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to keep in store for future or special use
to book in advance
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