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re·serve
(rĭ-zûrv′)tr.v. re·served, re·serv·ing, re·serves
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 book1.
3. To keep or secure for oneself; retain: I reserve the right to disagree. See Synonyms at keep.
n.
1.
a. Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose: a runner with a reserve of energy for the final lap.
b. An amount of capital that is not invested or otherwise used in order to meet probable demands, such as withdrawals by bank depositors or claims on insurance policies.
2.
a. Lack of enthusiasm, as from a misgiving or doubt: supported the idea without reserve.
b. Self-restraint in expression or bearing; reticence or coolness: maintained a dignified reserve throughout the ceremony.
3. A reservation of public land: a forest reserve.
4. 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.
5.
a. A fighting force kept uncommitted until strategic need arises.
b. The part of a country's armed forces not on active duty but subject to call in an emergency.
c. A member of either of these forces: the army's active reserves.
6. Sports
a. A group of players that play only as substitutes for starters in games or are kept from playing for some reason.
b. One of these players.
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 reservāre, to keep back : re-, re- + servāre, to keep; see ser- in Indo-European roots.]
re·serv′a·ble adj.
re·serv′er n.
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reserve
(rɪˈzɜːv)vb (tr)
1. to keep back or set aside, esp for future use or contingency; withhold
2. to keep for oneself; retain: I reserve the right to question these men later.
3. to obtain or secure by advance arrangement: I have reserved two tickets for tonight's show.
4. (Law) to delay delivery of (a judgment), esp in order to allow time for full consideration of the issues involved
n
5.
a. something kept back or set aside, esp for future use or contingency
b. (as modifier): a reserve stock.
6. the state or condition of being reserved: I have plenty in reserve.
7. (Environmental Science) a tract of land set aside for the protection and conservation of wild animals, flowers, etc: a nature reserve.
8. Also called: reservation Canadian an area of land set aside, esp (in the US and Canada) for American or Canadian Indian peoples
9. Austral and NZ an area of publicly owned land set aside for sport, recreation, etc
10. the act of reserving; reservation
11. (General Sporting Terms) a member of a team who only plays if a playing member drops out; a substitute
12. (Military) (often plural)
a. a part of an army or formation not committed to immediate action in a military engagement
b. that part of a nation's armed services not in active service
13. coolness or formality of manner; restraint, silence, or reticence
14. (Banking & Finance) finance
a. a portion of capital not invested (a capital reserve) or a portion of profits not distributed (a revenue or general reserve) by a bank or business enterprise and held to meet legal requirements, future liabilities, or contingencies
b. (often plural) liquid assets held by an organization, government, etc, to meet expenses and liabilities
15. without reserve without reservations; fully; wholeheartedly
[C14: from Old French reserver, from Latin reservāre to save up, from re- + servāre to keep]
reˈservable adj
reˈserver n
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re•serve
(rɪˈzɜrv)v. -served, -serv•ing,
n., adj. v.t.
1. to keep back or save for future use.
2. to retain or secure by prior arrangement.
3. to set apart for a particular use.
4. to delay; postpone: to reserve judgment.
5. to retain (the original color) of a surface, as on a painted ceramic piece.
n. 6.
a. cash, or assets readily convertible into cash, held aside to meet unexpected demands.
b. uninvested cash held to comply with legal requirements.
7. something stored for use or need; stock: a reserve of food.
8. a resource not normally called upon but available if needed.
9.
a. a tract of public land set apart for a special purpose: a forest reserve.
b. Canadian. such land set apart for the use of First Nations.
10. an act of reserving; reservation, exception, or qualification.
11.
a. part of a military force held in readiness to augment the main force.
b. the part of a country's fighting force not in active service.
c. reserves, the enrolled but not regular components of the U.S. Army.
12. formality and self-restraint; avoidance of familiarity or intimacy with others.
13. reticence or silence; forebearance.
adj. 14. kept in reserve; forming a reserve.
Idioms: 1. in reserve, put aside or withheld for a future need; reserved: money in reserve.
2. without reserve, without restraint; frankly; freely.
[1325–75; (v.) < Middle French reserver < Latin reservāre to keep back =re- re- + servāre to save]
re•serv′a•ble, adj.
syn: See keep.
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reserve
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.
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.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Reserve
See Also: EMOTIONS, PERSONALITY TRAITS, REMOTENESS
- Animated as a department store mannequin —Anon
- Apathy dropped from her like a garment —Edna Ferber
- As excited as a mortician at a cheap funeral —Raymond Chandler
- As much feeling as a sphinx —Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 1985
- (My father was) born without emotions like some people are born without little fingers —Pat Conroy
- Buries her feelings as a dog buries a bone —Anon
- Closed himself like a shellfish under attack —Kenzaburo Oe
- Detached as a funeral director —Stanley Elkin
- Detach oneself [as from a situation] like a zipout lining —Anon
- (The sun is as) dispassionate as the hand of a man who greets you with his mind on other things —Beryl Markham
- Drew a circle around herself, like the safe zone in a children’s game where no pursuers may enter and no prisoners may leave —David Michael Kaplan
- (I could) feel the armor, like a steel skin, slipping around me —William Diehl
- The habit of reserve was like an iron mould —Ellen Glasgow See Also: HABIT
- Keep them [emotions] tucked away, and only produce them very occasionally, like special little pots of jam, when the people whom I love come to tea —Katherine Mansfield
- Like a toothpaste … gave only a little at a time —Donald Seaman
- Lived inside herself as precisely as a walnut in its shell, nothing rattling, nothing wasting —Jessamyn West
- (She had withdrawn into herself and) no longer projected anything, like an actor reaching the wings, the character falling like a cape to reveal the person beneath, innocuous —Lynne Sharon Schwartz
- Numb as a broomstick —William Alfred
- Persons extremely reserved are like old enamelled watches, which had painted covers that hindered your seeing what o’clock it was —Horace Walpole
- A prudent reserve [about being open with other people] is as necessary as a seeming openness is prudent —Lord Chesterfield
- Retreated into himself like a turtle —Carlos Fuentes
- She was reserved … like a picture so hung that it can be seen only at a certain angle; an angle known to no one but its possessor —Edith Wharton
- Shrunk into herself as though she had been touched by something coarse —Anton Chekhov
- Sit inside themselves like honey in a jar and just be —Elizabeth Janeway
- Spiritless as corked champagne —James G. Huneker
- Taught herself to control feelings … the way an Indian fakir controls pain —Shana Alexander
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
reserve
Past participle: reserved
Gerund: reserving
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| 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 purposeaccumulation - (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 emergencyarmed 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" |
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reserve
verb
1. book, arrange in advance, make a reservation for, prearrange, pre-engage, engage, bespeak I'll reserve a table for five.
2. put by, keep, hold, save, secure, retain, set aside, hold back, put aside, lay aside Ask your newsagent to reserve your copy today.
noun
1. store, fund, savings, stock, capital, supply, reservoir, fall-back, stockpile, hoard, backlog, cache The country's reserves of petrol are running very low.
2. reservation, park, preserve, sanctuary, tract monkeys at the wildlife reserve
3. shyness, silence, restraint, constraint, reluctance, formality, modesty, reticence, coolness, aloofness, secretiveness, taciturnity I hope you'll overcome your reserve.
4. reservation, doubt, delay, uncertainty, hesitation, indecision, hesitancy, vacillation, irresolution, dubiety I committed myself without reserve
5. (often plural) reinforcements, extras, auxiliary, backup a squadron leader in the RAF military reserve
adjective
1. substitute, extra, spare, secondary, alternative, fall-back, auxiliary You always have to have reserve players.
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reserve
verbnoun
1. A supply stored or hidden for future use:
Slang: stash.
2. The keeping of one's thoughts and emotions to oneself:
3. Public land kept for a special purpose:
Used or held in reserve:
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Translations
إحْتِياطياِحْتيَاطِيّتَحَفُّظجُنْدي أو جَيْش إحْتِياطيمَحْمِيَّه
rezervovatrezervacerezervovanostšetřit (si)záloha
reservatreservereserverereserverreservation
varumine
varatavarausvarautuneisuusvarmuusvarastopidättää
rezervarezervatrezervirati
foglallefoglaltartaléktartalék állomány
friîlandhlédrægnitaka frátaka frá, pantavaraforîi
予約する保留地保護区備蓄取っておく
보유보호구역예약하다
laikyti atsargojerezervacijarezervasrezervuota vietarezervuotas
atturībaiepriekš pasūtītkrājumsliegumspataupīt
rezervovanosť
rezervarezerviratirezervistzaloga
reserverabokareservat
เขตสงวนการสำรองจองสำรอง
yer ayırtmakçekingenlikihtiyatlarkoruma alanıkoruma bölgesi
chuẩn bịdành riêngđặt chỗđể dànhdự bị
reserve
[rɪˈzɜːv]A. N
1. [of money, fuel, minerals] → reserva f
to have sth in reserve → tener algo de reserva
to have a reserve of strength → tener una reserva de fuerzas
to keep sth in reserve → guardar algo en reserva
there are untapped reserves of energy → hay fuentes de energía sin explotar todavía
Spain possesses half the world's reserves of pyrites → España posee la mitad de las reservas mundiales de piritas
to have sth in reserve → tener algo de reserva
to have a reserve of strength → tener una reserva de fuerzas
to keep sth in reserve → guardar algo en reserva
there are untapped reserves of energy → hay fuentes de energía sin explotar todavía
Spain possesses half the world's reserves of pyrites → España posee la mitad de las reservas mundiales de piritas
2. (Mil) the reserve → la reserva
3. (esp Brit) (Sport) → reserva mf, suplente mf
to play in or with the reserves → jugar en el segundo equipo
to play in or with the reserves → jugar en el segundo equipo
4. (= land) → reserva f (also game reserve) → coto m (de caza) (also nature reserve) → reserva f natural
5. (= restriction) without reserve → sin reserva
B. VT
1. (= book, set aside) → reservar
that's being reserved for me → eso está reservado para mí
did you reserve the tickets? → ¿has reservado los billetes?
to reserve the right to do sth → reservarse el derecho de hacer algo
to reserve one's strength → conservar las fuerzas
I'm reserving myself for later → me reservo para más tarde
that's being reserved for me → eso está reservado para mí
did you reserve the tickets? → ¿has reservado los billetes?
to reserve the right to do sth → reservarse el derecho de hacer algo
to reserve one's strength → conservar las fuerzas
I'm reserving myself for later → me reservo para más tarde
C. CPD reserve currency N → divisa f de reserva
reserve fund N → fondo m de reserva
reserve petrol tank (Brit) reserve gas tank (US) N → depósito m de gasolina de reserva
reserve player N → suplente mf
reserve price N (Brit) → precio m mínimo (fijado en una subasta)
reserve team N (Brit) (Sport) → equipo m de reserva
reserve fund N → fondo m de reserva
reserve petrol tank (Brit) reserve gas tank (US) N → depósito m de gasolina de reserva
reserve player N → suplente mf
reserve price N (Brit) → precio m mínimo (fijado en una subasta)
reserve team N (Brit) (Sport) → equipo m de reserva
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
reserve
[rɪˈzɜːrv] n
(= supply) → réserve f
the world's oil reserves → les réserves de pétrole mondiales
He was able to draw on vast reserves of talent and enthusiasm → Il pouvait s'appuyer sur de vastes réserves de talent et d'enthousiasme.
to keep sth in reserve → garder qch en réserve
the world's oil reserves → les réserves de pétrole mondiales
He was able to draw on vast reserves of talent and enthusiasm → Il pouvait s'appuyer sur de vastes réserves de talent et d'enthousiasme.
to keep sth in reserve → garder qch en réserve
(= protected land) → réserve f
wildlife reserve → réserve naturelle
forest reserve → réserve forestière
wildlife reserve → réserve naturelle
forest reserve → réserve forestière
(= reticence) → réserve f
(mainly British) (SPORT) (= substitute) → remplaçant(e) m/f
I was reserve in the game last Saturday → J'étais remplaçant dans le match de samedi dernier.
I was reserve in the game last Saturday → J'étais remplaçant dans le match de samedi dernier.
(MILITARY) → réservistes mpl
vt
(= book) [+ seats, table, room] → réserver
I'd like to reserve a table for tomorrow evening → J'aimerais réserver une table pour demain soir.
I'd like to reserve a table for tomorrow evening → J'aimerais réserver une table pour demain soir.
(= set aside) [+ seats, table, room] → réserver
to be reserved for the use of → être réservé(e) à l'usage de
to be reserved for the use of → être réservé(e) à l'usage de
reserves npl (MILITARY) → réservistes mplreserve bank n (US) → banque f de réservereserve currency n → monnaie f de réserve
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
reserve
vt
(= keep) → aufsparen, aufheben; to reserve judgement/one’s decision → mit einem Urteil/seiner Entscheidung zurückhalten; to reserve the right to do something → sich (dat) → (das Recht) vorbehalten, etw zu tun; to reserve oneself for something → sich für etw schonen
(= book in advance: client) → reservieren lassen; the lady at the box office reserved 4 seats for us → die Dame an der Kasse hat uns 4 Plätze reserviert; are you reserving these seats for anyone? → haben Sie diese Plätze für jemanden reserviert?
n
(= store) (→ an +dat) → Reserve f, → Vorrat m; (Fin) → Reserve f; to have great reserves of energy → große Kraftreserven haben; cash reserve → Barreserve f; world reserves of copper → die Weltkupferreserven pl, → die Weltreserven pl → an Kupfer; to have/keep something in reserve → etw in Reserve haben/halten
without reserve → ohne Vorbehalt, vorbehaltlos; with great reserve → unter or mit starken Vorbehalten
(= coolness, reticence) → Reserve f, → Zurückhaltung f; he treated me with some reserve → er behandelte mich etwas reserviert
(Mil: = force) → Reserve f; (= soldier) → Soldat(in) m(f) → der Reserve; the reserves → die Reserveeinheiten
(Sport) → Reservespieler(in) m(f)
reserve
in cpds → Reserve-;reserve currency
n → Reservewährung f
reserve
:reserve fund
n → Rücklage f, → Reservefonds m
reserve holdings
pl (Fin) → Währungsreserven pl
reserve list
n (Brit Mil) → Reserveliste f
reserve player
n → Reservespieler(in) m(f)
reserve price
n (Brit) → Mindest- or Ausrufpreis m
reserve tank
n → Reservetank m
reserve team
n → Reserve(mannschaft) f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
reserve
[rɪˈzɜːv]1. n
a. (most senses) → riserva; (hiding one's feelings) → riserbo
keep/have in reserve → tenere/avere di riserva
without reserve → senza riserve
keep/have in reserve → tenere/avere di riserva
without reserve → senza riserve
b. the reserves npl (Mil) → le riserve
2. vt
a. (table, seat) → prenotare, riservare; (set aside) → riservare
to reserve one's strength → risparmiarsi le forze
to reserve one's strength → risparmiarsi le forze
b. to reserve judgment (on) (fig) → riservarsi di decidere in merito (a)
to reserve the right to do → riservarsi il diritto di fare
to reserve the right to do → riservarsi il diritto di fare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
reserve
(rəˈzəːv) verb1. 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.
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.
noun1. 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.
2. a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals. a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.
3. the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.
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.
ˌreserˈvation (rezə-) noun1. the act of reserving. the reservation of a room.
2. something (eg a table in a restaurant) which has been reserved. Have you a reservation, Sir?
3. a doubt.
4. a piece of land set aside for a particular purpose. an Indian reservation in the United States.
reˈserved adjective not saying very much; not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc. a reserved manner.
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.
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reserve
→ اِحْتيَاطِيّ, مِنْطَقَةٌ لا يـُمْكِنُ الصَيْدُ فيها, يَحْجِزُ rezerva, rezervace, rezervovat, šetřit (si) booke, reservat, reserve, reservere buchen, Reservat, Reserve, reservieren απόθεμα, διαφυλάσσω, κάνω κράτηση, καταφύγιο άγριας ζωής reserva, reservar pitää itsellään, suojelualue, vara, varata réserve, réserver rezerva, rezervat, rezervirati prenotare, riserva 予約する, 保護区, 取っておく, 蓄え 보유, 보호구역, 예약하다 boeken, reservaat, reserve, reserveren bestille, reservat, reserve, reservere powściągliwość, rezerwat, zarezerwować reserva, reserva de terra, reserva natural, reservar бронировать, запас, запасать, заповедник boka, reservat, reservera เขตสงวน, การสำรอง, จอง, สำรอง koruma alanı, saklamak, yedek, yer ayırtmak đặt chỗ, dự trữ, khu bảo tồn, nguồn dự trữ 保留, 储备, 自然保护区, 预订Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
re·serve
n. reserva, sustancia, objeto o idea que se guarda para uso futuro;
v. reservar; conservar, guardar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- We'd like to reserve two seats for tonight
- Can I reserve a sleeper?
- I want to reserve a sleeper to ... (US)
I want to book a sleeper to ... (UK) - I want to reserve a seat in a non-smoking compartment (US)
I want to book a seat in a non-smoking compartment (UK) - I want to reserve a single room
- I want to reserve a double room
- I want to reserve a family room
- I'd like to reserve a single room (US)
I'd like to book a single room (UK) - I'd like to reserve a double room (US)
I'd like to book a double room (UK) - I'd like to reserve a family room (US)
I'd like to book a family room (UK) - Could you reserve the tickets for us? (US)
Can you book the tickets for us? (UK) - Do I need to reserve in advance? (US)
Do I need to book in advance? (UK) - I'd like to reserve a table for three people for tonight (US)
I'd like to book a table for three people for tonight (UK) - I'd like to reserve a table for two people for tomorrow night (US)
I'd like to book a table for two people for tomorrow night (UK) - I'd like to reserve a table for four people for tonight at eight o'clock (US)
I'd like to book a table for four people for tonight at eight o'clock (UK)
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reserve
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