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Meaning of 'reserve' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Reserve [ n.]
- The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation.
- That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use.
- That which is excepted; exception.
- 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.
- A body of troops 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.
- Funds kept on hand to meet liabilities.
2 . Reserve [ v. t.]
- To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.
- Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to retain.
- To make an exception of; to except.

Meaning of 'reserve' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . reserve [ v]
Meaning (1):
- give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
Example in sentence:
  • I will earmark this money for your research;
  • She sets aside time for meditation every day
Meaning (2):
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
Example in sentence:
  • please hold a table at Maxim's;
  • reserve me a seat on a flight;
  • The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family
Meaning (3):
- hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency
Example in sentence:
  • they held back their applause in anticipation
Meaning (4):
- obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
Example in sentence:
  • We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's

Nearby Words:

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