I am reserving this seat for Claire.
•We are reserving some of the cake for tomorrow.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
reserve — re|serve1 [ rı zɜrv ] noun ** ▸ 1 supply of something ▸ 2 player not chosen ▸ 3 soldiers not fighting ▸ 4 shy behavior ▸ 5 area for animals ▸ 6 reserve price ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count usually plural a supply of something that a country or an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
reserve */*/ — I UK [rɪˈzɜː(r)v] / US [rɪˈzɜrv] noun Word forms reserve : singular reserve plural reserves 1) a) [countable, usually plural] a supply of something that a country or an organization can use when they need to Germany s coal reserves were… … English dictionary
reserve — [[t]rɪzɜ͟ː(r)v[/t]] ♦♦ reserves, reserving, reserved 1) VERB: usu passive If something is reserved for a particular person or purpose, it is kept specially for that person or purpose. [be V ed for n] A double room with a balcony overlooking the… … English dictionary
reserve — 1 verb (T) 1 to arrange for a place in a hotel, restaurant, plane etc to be kept for you: Do you have to reserve tickets in advance? | I d like to reserve a table for two. 2 to keep something so that it can be used by a particular person or for a … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
reserve — re|serve1 W3 [rıˈzə:v US ə:rv] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: reserver, from Latin reservare to keep back , from servare to keep ] 1.) to arrange for a place in a hotel, restaurant, plane etc to be kept for you to use at a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
reserve — [rɪˈzɜːv] noun I 1) [C] a supply of something that a country, an organization, or a person can use Norway s oil reserves[/ex] We discovered reserves of strength that we didn t realize we had.[/ex] 2) [C] a player who has not been chosen to play… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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