reserve
Definition
- n. something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
- n. (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
- n. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
- v. hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency
Word forms
- Past participle
- reserved
- Past tense
- reserved
- Third person singular
- reserves
- Present participle
- reserving
Example sentences
n.
The nature reserve is home to many endangered species.
vt.
I would like to reserve a table for two at your restaurant.