Definitions of Reserve [ɪˈzɜrv]

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Definition of 'Reserve'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) reserve
to keep back or save for future use.

2.  reserve
to retain or secure by prior arrangement.

3.  reserve
to set apart for a particular use.

4.  reserve
to delay; postpone:
to reserve judgment; .

5.  reserve
to retain (the original color) of a surface, as on a painted ceramic piece.

6. (n.) reserve
cash, or assets readily convertible into cash, held aside to meet unexpected demands.

7.  reserve
uninvested cash held to comply with legal requirements.

8.  reserve
something stored for use or need; stock:
a reserve of food.

9.  reserve
a resource not normally called upon but available if needed.

10.  reserve
a tract of public land set apart for a special purpose:
a forest reserve.

11.  reserve
an act of reserving; reservation, exception, or qualification.

12.  reserve
part of a military force held in readiness to augment the main force.

13.  reserve
the part of a country's fighting force not in active service.

14.  reserve
reserves, the enrolled but not regular components of the U.S. Army.

15.  reserve
formality and self-restraint; avoidance of familiarity or intimacy with others.

16.  reserve
reticence or silence; forebearance.

17. (adj.) reserve
kept in reserve; forming a reserve.

18.  reserve
without restraint; frankly; freely.

Etymology: (1325–75; (v.) < MF reserver < L reservāre to keep back =re-re - +servāre to save)

Definition of 'Reserve'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) modesty, reserve
formality and propriety of manner

2. (noun) reserve, backlog, stockpile
something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

3. (noun) substitute, reserve, second-stringer
an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

4. (noun) reserve
(medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions

5. (noun) reservation, reserve
a district that is reserved for particular purpose

6. (noun) military reserve, reserve
armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency

7. (verb) reserve, reticence, taciturnity
the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

8. (verb) reserve
hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency
"they held back their applause in anticipation"

9. (verb) allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, 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"

10. (verb) reserve
obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
"We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"

11. (verb) reserve, hold, book
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"

Definition of 'Reserve'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) reserve
to arrange to have a theater ticket, train ticket, hotel room, etc.
Do we need to reserve tickets?; I've reserved three rooms at the hotel.

2.  reserve
to keep sth for later or for particular people
The front row has been reserved for family members.

3. (noun) reserve
a stored supply
the country's oil reserves; We have a thousand euros in reserve for emergencies.

4.  reserve
in reserve
the quality of not liking to talk or express your feelings
He's known for his reserve.

5.  reserve
sb who can be used for a job if they are needed
the team's reserve players

6.  reserve
the reserves
a military force that is used when other forces are busy
He's in the reserves.

7.  reserve
a reservation for animals
a nature reserve

Definition of 'Reserve'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Reserve
the act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation

2. (noun) Reserve
that which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use

3. (noun) Reserve
that which is excepted; exception

4. (noun) Reserve
restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior

5. (noun) Reserve
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

6. (noun) Reserve
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

7. (noun) Reserve
funds kept on hand to meet liabilities

8. (verb) Reserve
to keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose

9. (verb) Reserve
hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to retain

10. (verb) Reserve
to make an exception of; to except

Definition of 'Reserve'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. 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.

Translation of 'Reserve'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: 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.
Afrikaans: bespreek	Arabic: يَحْجِز	Bulgarian: запазвам
Brazilian: reservar	Czech: rezervovat	German: reservieren
Danish: reservere	Greek: κρατώ (θέση), κλείνω	Spanish: reservar
Estonian: tellima	Farsi: رزرو کردن	Finnish: varata
French: réserver	Hebrew: לְהַזמִין	Hindi: बचा रखना, आरक्षित रखना
Croatian: rezervirati	Hungarian: (le)foglal (helyet, szobá	Indonesian: memesan
Icelandic: taka frá, panta	Italian: prenotare	Japanese: 予約する
Korean: 예약하다	Lithuanian: paprašyti, užsakyti	Latvian: rezervēt; iepriekš pasūtī
Malay: menempah	Dutch: reserveren	Norwegian: reservere, holde av
Polish: zamówić	Persian: رزرو کردن	Pashto: سپمول، ساتل، پاسره كول خو
Portuguese: reservar	Romanian: a rezerva	Russian: заказывать
Slovak: rezervovať	Slovenian: rezervirati	Serbian: rezervisati
Swedish: reservera	Thai: จอง	Turkish: yer ayırtmak, rezervasyon
Taiwanese: 預訂	Ukrainian: замовляти заздалегідь	Urdu: مخصوص کرنا یا ہونا
Vietnamese: đặt trước	Chinese: 预定，订座
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