reserve
verb (used with object)
to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
are reserving
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present progressiveof reserve.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Instead, customers are reserving compute capacity years in advance, often before the facilities required to provide it have even been completed.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
In public, they are reserving their position on that.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
Prosecutors have refused to close the case and are reserving the right to retry her.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2024
"While we haven't seen significant losses in our office portfolio to-date, we are reserving for the weakness that we expect to play out," CEO Charlie Scharf said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 21, 2023
Is it for Chanlouineau, then, that you are reserving your consent?
From The Honor of the Name by Émile Gaboriau
