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- Dictionaryreserve/rɪˈzəːv/
verb
- 1. retain for future use: "roll out half the dough and reserve the other half" Similar Opposite
- 2. arrange for (a room, seat, ticket, etc.) to be kept for the use of a particular person: "a place was reserved for her in the front row" Similar
noun
- 1. a supply of a commodity not needed for immediate use but available if required: "Australia has major coal, gas, and uranium reserves" Similar
- 2. a body of troops withheld from action to reinforce or protect others, or additional to the regular forces and available in an emergency: "the men were stationed as a central reserve ready to be transported wherever necessary"
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RESERVE definition: 1. to keep something for a particular purpose or time: 2. If you reserve something such as a seat…. Learn more.
The meaning of RESERVE is to hold in reserve : keep back. How to use reserve in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Reserve.
the act of keeping something or a supply of something until it is needed, or a supply that you keep: She keeps a little money in reserve (= for use if and when needed). The librarian has put the book on reserve for me (= will keep it for me when it becomes available). We still have a reserve of food / food reserves in case of emergency.
As a noun, reserve refers to the quality of a shy or modest person who doesn’t easily express his or her feelings. As a verb, to reserve is to stash something away or to set it aside for future use. Reserve can also refer to backup supplies or resources.
noun. /rɪˈzɜːv/ /rɪˈzɜːrv/ Idioms. supply. [countable, usually plural] a supply of something that is available to be used in the future or when it is needed. cash/foreign currency reserves. large oil and gas reserves. reserve funds. reserve of something He discovered unexpected reserves of strength.
Reserve definition: to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.. See examples of RESERVE used in a sentence.
1. To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose: The hospital reserves certain drugs for the most serious cases. 2. To set or cause to be set apart for a particular person or use: reserved a seat on the next flight out. See Synonyms at book 1. 3. To keep or secure for oneself; retain: I reserve the right to disagree.
If you reserve something such as a table, ticket, or magazine, you arrange for it to be kept specially for you, rather than sold or given to someone else.
RESERVE definition: 1. to arrange to have a seat on an aircraft, a room in a hotel, etc: 2. to not allow people to use…. Learn more.
Definition of reserve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.