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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•served /rɪˈzɜrvd/USA pronunciation adj. - set apart for someone or some particular purpose:reserved seats.
- cautious or formal in dealing with others.
re•serv•ed•ly /rɪˈzɜrvɪdli/USA pronunciation adv. See -serv2-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•served (ri zûrvd′),USA pronunciation adj. - kept or set apart for some particular use or purpose.
- kept by special arrangement for some person:a reserved seat.
- formal or self-restrained in manner and relationship; avoiding familiarity or intimacy with others:a quiet, reserved man.
- characterized by reserve, as the disposition, manner, etc.:reserved comments.
- retaining the original color of a surface, esp. when decorating portions of the surface with other colors.
- 1425–75; late Middle English; see reserve, -ed2
re•serv•ed•ly (ri zûr′vid lē),USA pronunciation adv. re•serv′ed•ness, n. - 3, 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged composed, controlled reticent, constrained, taciturn, withdrawn, distant, cold.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: reserved /rɪˈzɜːvd/ adj - set aside for use by a particular person or people: this table is reserved
- cool or formal in manner; restrained, silent, or reticent
- destined; fated: reserved for great things
- referring to matters that are the responsibility of the national parliament rather than a devolved regional assembly: defence is a reserved issue
reservedly /rɪˈzɜːvɪdlɪ/ adv reˈservedness n WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•serve /rɪˈzɜrv/USA pronunciation v., -served, -serv•ing, n., adj. v. [~ + object] - to keep back or save for future use, handling, etc.:He reserved his strength for the last half mile of the race.
- to keep aside or save by an arrangement in advance:We reserved a room at the hotel.
- to set apart for a particular use, purpose, service, etc.:reserved certain seats for the elderly.
- to delay;
postpone:He reserved judgment on the plan. n. - Business[countable] cash, or other financial sources that can be easily changed into cash or held aside to meet unexpected demands.
- something stored or saved for use or time of need;
stock:[countable]a reserve of food. - an area of public land set apart for a special purpose:[countable]a forest reserve.
- Military reserves, [plural] part of a military force held in readiness to assist the main force, or kept apart and not in active duty:joined the reserves.
- [uncountable] caution or formality in one's words or actions.
adj. [before a noun] - kept in reserve:reserve supplies.
Idioms- Idioms in reserve, put aside for a future need:money held in reserve.
See -serv-2. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: reserve /rɪˈzɜːv/ vb (transitive)- to keep back or set aside, esp for future use or contingency; withhold
- to keep for oneself; retain: I reserve the right to question these men later
- to obtain or secure by advance arrangement: I have reserved two tickets for tonight's show
- to delay delivery of (a judgment), esp in order to allow time for full consideration of the issues involved
n - something kept back or set aside, esp for future use or contingency
- (as modifier): a reserve stock
- the state or condition of being reserved: I have plenty in reserve
- a tract of land set aside for the protection and conservation of wild animals, flowers, etc: a nature reserve
Also called: reservation Canadian an area of land set aside, esp (in the US and Canada) for American or Canadian Indian peoples- Austral NZ an area of publicly owned land set aside for sport, recreation, etc
- the act of reserving; reservation
- a member of a team who only plays if a playing member drops out; a substitute
- (often plural) a part of an army or formation not committed to immediate action in a military engagement
- that part of a nation's armed services not in active service
- coolness or formality of manner; restraint, silence, or reticence
- 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
- (often plural) liquid assets held by an organization, government, etc, to meet expenses and liabilities
- without reserve ⇒ without reservations; fully; wholeheartedly
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French reserver, from Latin reservāre to save up, from re- + servāre to keepreˈservable adj reˈserver n |