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reserve
[ ri-zurv ]
/ rɪˈzɜrv /
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verb (used with object), re·served, re·serv·ing.
noun
adjective
kept in reserve; forming a reserve: a reserve fund; a reserve supply.
of or relating to the animal awarded second place in livestock shows: the reserve champion steer.
OTHER WORDS FOR reserve
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Idioms about reserve
- without restraint; frankly; freely.
- (of articles at auction) without limitation as to the terms of sale, especially with no stipulated minimum price.
in reserve, put aside or withheld for a future need; reserved: money in reserve.
without reserve,
Origin of reserve
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English reserven (verb) from Middle French reserver, from Latin reservāre “to keep back, retain,” equivalent to re- re- + servāre “to save”
synonym study for reserve
1. See keep.
OTHER WORDS FROM reserve
re·serv·a·ble, adjectivere·serve·less, adjectivenon·re·serv·a·ble, adjectivenon·re·serve, noun, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH reserve
re-serve, reserveWords nearby reserve
Other definitions for reserve (2 of 2)
re-serve
[ ree-surv ]
/ riˈsɜrv /
verb (used with or without object), re-served, re-serv·ing.
to serve again.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH re-serve
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British Dictionary definitions for reserve (1 of 2)
reserve
/ (rɪˈzɜːv) /
verb (tr)
noun
Derived forms of reserve
reservable, adjectivereserver, nounWord Origin for reserve
C14: from Old French reserver, from Latin reservāre to save up, from re- + servāre to keep
British Dictionary definitions for reserve (2 of 2)
re-serve
/ (riːˈsɜːv) /
verb
(tr) to serve again
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