re·serve (r -zûrv )tr.v. re·served, re·serv·ing, re·serves 1. To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose. 2. To set or cause to be set apart for a particular person or use. See Synonyms at book. 3. To keep or secure for oneself; retain: I reserve the right to disagree. See Synonyms at keep. n. 1. Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose. 2. The act of reserving. 3. The keeping of one's feelings, thoughts, or affairs to oneself. 4. Self-restraint in expression; reticence: "One feels it everywhere, a quality of reserve, something held back" (Rollene W. Saal). 5. Lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution. 6. An amount of capital held back from investment in order to meet probable or possible demands. 7. A reservation of public land: a forest reserve. 8. An amount of a mineral, fossil fuel, or other resource known to exist in a particular location and to be exploitable: the discovery of large oil reserves. 9. a. A fighting force kept uncommitted until strategic need arises. Often used in the plural. b. The part of a country's armed forces not on active duty but subject to call in an emergency. adj. Idiom: Held in or forming a reserve: a reserve supply of food. in reserve Kept back, set aside, or saved. [Middle English reserven, from Old French reserver, from Latin reserv  re, to keep back : re-, re- + servre, to keep; see ser-1 in Indo-European roots.]re·serv a·ble adj.re·serv er n. |
reserve
Verb
[-serving, -served]
1. to keep back or set aside for future use
2. to obtain by arranging beforehand: I phoned to reserve two tickets
3. to keep for oneself: the association reserves the right to charge a fee
4. to delay announcing (a legal judgment)
Noun
1. something kept back or set aside for future use
2. the state or condition of being reserved: we're keeping these two in reserve
3. Sport a substitute
4. an area of publicly owned land used for sport, etc.: a wildlife reserve
5. the hiding of one's feelings and personality
6. the part of a nation's armed services not in active service
7. reserves Finance money or assets held by a bank or business to meet future expenses
8. Canad an Indian reservation [Latin reservare to keep]
1. Portion of a body of troops that is kept to the rear, or withheld from action at the beginning of an engagement, in order to be available for a decisive movement.
2. Members of the Military Services who are not in active service but who are subject to call to active duty.
3. Portion of an appropriation or contract authorization held or set aside for future operations or contingencies and, in respect to which, administrative authorization to incur commitments or obligations has been withheld. See also operational reserve; reserve supplies.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | reserve - formality and propriety of manner demureness - the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum |
| 2. | reserve - something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose accumulation - (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation bank - a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies) fuel level - the amount of fuel remaining reserve account, reserve fund - funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments | |
| 3. | reserve - an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced bench - the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench" bench warmer - (sports) a substitute who seldom plays pinch hitter - (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter | |
| 4. | reserve - (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity pulmonary reserve - the additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress | |
| 5. |  reserve - a district that is reserved for particular purposeadministrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes Indian reservation - a reservation set aside for the use of Indians preserve - a reservation where animals are protected | |
| 6. | reserve - armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" reservist - a member of a military reserve | |
| 7. | reserve - the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary uncommunicativeness - the trait of being uncommunicative | |
| Verb | 1. | reserve - hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; "they held back their applause in anticipation" withhold, keep back - hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" devote - set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining" |
| 2. |  reserve - give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day" | |
| 3. | reserve - obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's" call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" book up - book all available places or tickets | |
| 4. | reserve - arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's" call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" reserve - obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's" |
reserve
verb 3. keep, hold, save, husband, store, retain, preserve, set aside, withhold, hang on to, conserve, stockpile, hoard, lay up, put by, keep back
noun 5. store, fund, savings, stock, capital, supply, reservoir, fall-back, stockpile, hoard, backlog, cache
noun 7. shyness, silence, restraint, constraint, reluctance, formality, modesty, reticence, coolness, aloofness, secretiveness, taciturnity
noun 8. reservation, doubt, delay, uncertainty, indecision, hesitancy, vacillation, irresolution, dubiety
Translations
reserve [rɪˈzəːv] n → reserva;
(SPORT) → suplente m/f
vt [+ seats etc] → reservar;
reserves npl (MIL) → reserva sg;
in reserve → en reserva
reserve [rɪˈzəːv] n → réserve f;
(Sport) → remplaçant(e)
reserves npl (Mil) → réservistes mpl;
in reserve → en réserve
reserve [rɪˈzəːv] n → Reserve f, Vorrat m (fig) (of talent etc) → Reserve f;
(Sport) → Reservespieler(in) m(f);
(also: nature reserve) → Naturschutzgebiet nt;
(restraint) → Zurückhaltung f
vt → reservieren;
(table, ticket) → reservieren lassen;
reserves npl (Mil) → Reserve f;
in reserve → in Reserve
reserve [rɪˈzəːv] n → riserva
vt [+ seats etc] → prenotare;
reserves npl (MIL) → riserve fpl;
in reserve → in serbo
v reserve [rəˈzəːv]
1 to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table. bespreek يَحْجِز запазвам rezervovat reservere reservieren κρατώ (θέση), κλείνω reservar tellima رزرو کردن tilata réserver לְהַזמִין बचा रखना, आरक्षित रखना rezervirati (le)foglal (helyet, szobát) memesan taka frá, panta prenotare 予約する 예약하다 paprašyti, užsakyti rezervēt; iepriekš pasūtīt menempah reserveren reservere, holde av zamówić reservar a rezerva заказывать rezervovať rezervirati rezervisati reservera จอง yer ayırtmak, rezervasyon yapmak 預定，訂座 замовляти заздалегідь مخصوص کرنا یا ہونا đặt trước 预定，订座
2 to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use These seats are reserved for the committee members. bespreek يَحْفَظ، يَحْتَفِظ запазвам rezervovat reservere reservieren φυλάγω, προορίζω reservar reserveerima, kinni panema انوختن؛ ذخیره کردن varata réserver לִשמוֹר किसी उद्देश्य विशेष के लिये रखना, आरक्षित करना držati rezerviranim, namijeniti fenntart mencadangkan taka frá riservare とっておく 따로 마련해 두다, 비축하다 rezervuoti, paskirti rezervēt; pataupīt dikhaskan reserveren forhåndsbestille, reservere zarezerwować, przeznaczyć reservar a rezerva резервировать rezervovať rezervirati rezervisati reservera สงวนไว้ yer ayırmak 保留 резервувати کسی خاص شخص یا طبقے کے لیے مخصوص ہونا dành cho 保留
n
1 something which is kept for later use or for use when needed The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods. reserwe إحْتِياطي запас zásoba reserve; forråd die Reserve απόθεμα reserva varu ذخیره varasto réserve עָתוּדָה जो वस्तु आगे काम में लाने के लिए रखी जाए rezerva tartalék simpanan, persediaan varaforði riserva 予約 비축해 둔 것 atsargos rezerve; krājums simpanan reserve forråd, lager zapas reserva provizii запас rezerva zaloga rezerva reserv[] สิ่งที่สำรองไว้ stok 儲備 запас, резерв محفوظ đồ dự trữ 储备
2 a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve. reservaat مَحْمِيَّه резерват rezervace reservat; -reservat das Reservat χώρος προστασίας του φυσικού περιβάλλοντος, εθνικό πάρκο reserva kaitseala منطقه حفاظت شده suojelualue réserve שְׁמוּרָה अभयारण्य rezervat védett terület, rezerváció cagar alam friðland riserva 保護区 보호 구역 draustinis, rezervatas rezervāts; liegums simpan reservaat naturreservat rezerwat reserva rezervaţie заповедник rezervácia rezervat rezervat reservat เขตสงวน koruma bölgesi 保留地 заповідник مقام محفوظ khu bảo tồn 保留地
3 the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness. teruggetrokke تَحَفُّظ сдържаност rezervovanost tilbageholdenhed; reservation die Zurückhaltung επιφυλακτικότητα, συστολή reserva vaoshoitus, jahedus توداری؛ خوددراری pidättyvyys réserve אִיפּוּק मानसिक प्रतिबंध rezerviranost, suzdržanost tartózkodás pendiam hlédrægni riservatezza 慎み 과묵, 삼감, 자제 santūrumas atturība pemalu terughoudendheid tilbakeholdenhet powściągliwość reserva rezervă сдержанность rezervovanosť zadržanost uzdržanost tillbakadragenhet การสงวนท่าที çekingenlik, sıkılganlık 沈默寡言 стриманість کم گوءی tính kín đáo 沉默寡言
4 (often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war. reservis جُنْدي أو جَيْش إحْتِياطي запас záloha reserver die Reserve εφεδρεία reservistas reservvägi سربازان ذخیره reservi réserviste(s) מִילוּאִים सेना का वह भाग जो जरूरत पड़ने पर तैयार रहे vojne rezerve, rezervna vojska tartalék állomány cadangan varalið riserva 予備軍 예비군, 충원군 rezervas (karaspēka) rezerve pasukan simpanan reserve reservesoldat(er), reserven rezerwa reserva rezervist; cadre de rezervă резерв záloha rezervist(i) rezerva reserv กองหนุน yedekler, ihtiyatlar 後備軍，預備隊 запас, резерв محفوظ فوجی دستہ dự bị động viên 后备军，预备队
n reserˈvation [rezə-]
1 the act of reserving the reservation of a room. bespreking حَجْز запазване rezervování reservation; booking die Reservierung κράτηση, κλείσιμο θέσης reserva ettetellimine, kinnipanemine جا رزرو کردن varaus, tilaus réservation הַזמָנָה आरक्षण rezervacija (szoba)foglalás pemesanan bókun, pöntun prenotazione 予約 예약 išankstinis užsakymas rezervēšana; iepriekšēja pasūtīšana penempahan reservering reservering, bestilling rezerwacja reserva rezervare заказ rezervovanie rezervacija rezervacija reservation, bokning การจอง yer ayırtma, rezervasyon 保留 замовлення заздалегідь محفوظ کیا جانا یا کرنا sự đặt trước 保留
2 something (eg a table in a restaurant) which has been reserved Have you a reservation, Sir? bespreking حَجْز مكان أو مَقْعَد резервация rezervace reservation die Reservierung κράτηση (π.χ. σε εστιατόριο) reserva ettetellimine تعیین جا از پیش varaus réservation הַזמָנָה सुरक्षित rezervacija foglalt asztal pesanan tempat pöntun; e-ð frátekið prenotazione 予約 예약된 것 rezervuota vieta rezervēta vieta tempahan reservering bestilling, reservasjon rezerwacja reserva rezervare заранее заказанное место rezervácia rezervacija rezervacija reserverad plats, reserverat bord สิ่งที่จองไว้ ayırtılmış yer 預定 заздалегідь замовлене місце محفوظ شدہ شے sự đặt trước 预定
3 a doubt. twyfel شَك، تَحَفُّظ съмнение zdrženlivost tvivl der Vorbehalt επιφύλαξη reserva kahtlus تردید varaus réserve הִסתַייגוּת एतराज oprez, sumnja fenntartás keraguan efasemd riserva 留保 의구심,내키지 않음 abejonė, išlyga iebildums sangsi voorbehoud forbehold, reservasjon zastrzeżenie reserva reţinere сомнение zdržanlivosť zadržanost sumnja reservation, förbehållsamhet ความสงสัย kuşku 懷疑 сумнів شبہ sự e dè 怀疑
4 a piece of land set aside for a particular purpose an Indian reservation in the United States. reservaat أرْض مَحْمِيَّه резерват rezervace reservat; -reservat das Reservat καταυλισμός reserva reservaat قطعه زمین اختصاصی reservaatti réserve שְׁמוּרָה किसी खास उद्देश्य से जमीन आरक्षित रखना rezervat rezerváció permukiman verndarsvæði riserva ～保護区 보호 구역 rezervacija rezervāts tanah simpanan reservaat reservat rezerwat reserva rezervaţie резервация rezervácia rezervat rezervat reservat เขตสงวน Kızılderili kabileler için ayrılmış bölge 保留地 резервація کسی خاص مقصد کے لیے محفوظ جگہ vùng đất dành cho một mục đích nhất định 保留地
adj reˈserved
not saying very much; not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc a reserved manner. ingetoë مُتَحَفِّظ сдържан zdrženlivý reserveret; tilbageholdende zurückhaltend συγκρατημένος, συνεσταλμένος reservado vaoshoitud محتاط pidättyväinen réservé מוּפנָם अमिलनसार, संकोची rezerviran, suzdržan tartózkodó pendiam hlédrægur riservato 慎みのある 삼가는 santūrus, rezervuotas rezervēts; atturīgs pemalu gereserveerd reservert powściągliwy reservado rezervat сдержанный zdržanlivý zadržan uzdržan reserverad ซึ่งสงวนท่าที çekingen 沈默的 стриманий; обережний کم گو kín đáo 沉默的
have, keep etc in reserve
to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home. het iets in reserwe إحْتِياطي، مُدَّخَر държа в запас mít v záloze holde i reserve in Reserve halten φυλάγω για ώρα ανάγκης algo de tener reserva, guardar algo ülekaalu saama پس انداز olla avoir/en réserve garder בַּצָד imati u rezervi tartalékol sebagai cadangan geyma til vara di riserva tenere とっとおく 따로 떼어 두다 turėti/paimti viršų, nugalėti turēt rezervē/krājumā sebagai simpanan in reserve houden ha i reserve mieć w rezerwie ter de reserva a pune deoparte одержать верх mať v zálohe imeti na zalogi čuvati u rezervi ha/hålla i reserv สำรองไว้ saklamak 戰勝 в запасі کسی خاص ضرورت کے لیے محفوظ sự dự phòng 战胜
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