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reserved

[ ri-zurvd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

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.
Synonyms: cold, distant, withdrawn, taciturn, constrained, reticent, controlled, composed
characterized by reserve, as the disposition, manner, etc.:
reserved comments.
Synonyms: cold, distant, withdrawn, taciturn, constrained, reticent, controlled, composed
retaining the original color of a surface, especially when decorating portions of the surface with other colors.

reserved

/ rɪˈzɜːvd; rɪˈzɜːvɪdlɪ /

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

A late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; reserve, -ed ²

Some seventy-plus countries currently offer some paternity leave or parental leave days reserved for the father.

Were the reserved Brits ready for the razzmatazz and exposed flesh?

But he also reserved the right to keep certain vulnerabilities close-hold.

Cooking and taking care of the rooms – this is an industry that is reserved for women.

In the interview, Ponomarev reserved some of his harshest words for Katrina vanden Heuvel, the editor and publisher of The Nation.

Thus was the man left entirely to the devil, not even his life being reserved, as in the case of Job.

The two-thirds objective should be used as a finder, while the one-sixth is reserved for examining details.

She laughed and bantered him a little, remembering too late that she should have been dignified and reserved.

Five horses were shot under him, his clothes were riddled with bullets, but he was reserved for a sinister fate.

The Gentiles shall seek and find Christ, but the Jews will persecute him, and be rejected, only a remnant shall be reserved.

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