reserve
verb/rɪˈzɜːv/
/rɪˈzɜːrv/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they reserve | /rɪˈzɜːv/ /rɪˈzɜːrv/ |
| he / she / it reserves | /rɪˈzɜːvz/ /rɪˈzɜːrvz/ |
| past simple reserved | /rɪˈzɜːvd/ /rɪˈzɜːrvd/ |
| past participle reserved | /rɪˈzɜːvd/ /rɪˈzɜːrvd/ |
| -ing form reserving | /rɪˈzɜːvɪŋ/ /rɪˈzɜːrvɪŋ/ |
- to ask for a seat, table, room, etc. to be available for you or somebody else at a future time synonym book
- reserve something for somebody/something I'd like to reserve a table for three for eight o'clock.
- reserve something I've reserved a room in the name of Jones.
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- reserve something for somebody/something to keep something for somebody/something, so that it cannot be used by any other person or for any other reason
- These seats are reserved for special guests.
- The team captain reserved special praise for his players after the match.
- She said this in the tone of voice she reserved for addressing small children.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- exclusively
- only
- specially
- …
- for
- reserve something to have or keep a particular power
- The management reserves the right to refuse admission.
- (law) All rights reserved (= nobody else can publish or copy this).
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French reserver, from Latin reservare ‘keep back’, from re- ‘back’ + servare ‘to keep’.
Idioms
See reserve in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee reserve in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishreserve (your) decision/judgement
- to not decide or make a judgement about something until a later time
- I'd prefer to reserve judgement until I know all the facts.
- Three judges have decided to reserve their decision until a later date.
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