Reserve

  • 41reserve — 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

  • 42reserve */*/ — 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… …

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  • 43reserve — I. Reserve. s. f. Action de reserver. Dans ce Contract il a fait plusieurs reserves. il a donné sa Terre à ferme, sans faire aucune reserve. Il signifie aussi, Les choses reservées. Les reserves de sa Terre montent plus haut que ce qui est… …

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  • 44reserve — v. & n. v.tr. 1 postpone, put aside, keep back for a later occasion or special use. 2 order to be specially retained or allocated for a particular person or at a particular time. 3 retain or secure, esp. by formal or legal stipulation (reserve… …

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  • 45reserve — 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

  • 46reserve — /rəˈzɜv / (say ruh zerv) verb (t) (reserved, reserving) 1. to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc. 2. to retain or secure by express stipulation. 3. to secure or book in advance as accommodation, theatre seats, etc. 4. to… …

  • 47reservé — I. Reservé, [reserv]ée. part. On appelle, Cas reservez, Les pechez dont il n y a que l Evesque ou le Pape qui puissent absoudre. On dit prov. d Une chose dont on fait mystere, & que l on veut faire valoir par ce moyen, que C est un cas reservé.… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 48reserve — 1. verb 1) ask the library to reserve a copy for you Syn: put to one side, put aside, set aside, keep, keep back, save, hold, put on hold, keep in reserve, earmark 2) he reserved a table Syn: book …

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  • 49reserve — Synonyms and related words: Indian reservation, abstain, accessible, adjourn, allocate, allot, aloofness, alternate, alternative, aplomb, appoint, appropriate to, archives, assign, assign to, auxiliary, available, avoidance, backlog, backup,… …

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  • 50reserve — 1. verb 1) ask your newsagent to reserve you a copy Syn: put aside, set aside, keep (back), save, hold back, keep in reserve, earmark 2) he reserved a table Syn: book, order, arrange for …

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