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Reserve: Definition, Usage & Key Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：book in advance (reserve)

reserve 🔊

/rɪˈzɜːrv/

vt.

to ask for something like a seat or table to be kept for you at a future time.

Illustration of a person reserving a restaurant table on a smartphone calendar.

book in advance 🔊

➕

/bʊk ɪn ədˈvæns/

vt.

To arrange for something like a seat, room, or ticket to be kept available for you to use later.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin ‘re-’ (back) + ‘servare’ (to keep, guard).

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a restaurant keeper SAVING a table for you.

📖 Example

I need to reserve a table for four at the new Italian restaurant for Friday night. 🔊 I need to book a table for four people in advance at the new Italian restaurant for Friday night.

🔗 Collocations

reserve a seat – To arrange for a place to sit to be kept available for later use.

reserve a room – To request a hotel or accommodation to be set aside for you on a specific date.

reserve tickets – To purchase or hold tickets for an event before the date.

🔄 Synonyms

book (vt.) – To arrange and confirm a service or item for future use.

schedule (vt.) – To plan for an event or appointment to occur at a set time.

arrange (vt.) – To make plans and preparations for something to happen.

🚫 Antonyms

cancel (vt.) – To decide that a previously arranged event will not happen.

walk in () – To arrive at a place without a prior reservation and hope for availability.

🌱 Derivatives

reservation (n.) – An arrangement made in advance to secure something, such as a seat or room.

📖 Cultural Story

The term originates from Medieval Latin, crucial in legal documents for formally ‘setting aside’ land or resources for a future purpose, forming the basis for modern concepts like nature reserves or military reserves.

Meaning 2：keep aside (reserve)

reserve 🔊

/rɪˈzɜːrv/

vt.

to keep something for a special reason or for later use.

Visual guide showing a hand saving a slice of cake in the refrigerator for later.

keep aside 🔊

➕

/kiːp əˈsaɪd/

vt.

To keep something for a specific purpose or for use at a later time.

📁 Category：Social Roles 🔖 Level：中级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

My grandmother always reserves a piece of her famous apple pie for me when I visit. 🔊 My grandmother always saves a piece of her famous apple pie for me for later when I visit.

🔗 Collocations

reserve judgment – To delay forming or expressing an opinion until more information is available.

reserve the right – To formally keep the option or permission to do something in the future.

reserve energy – To conserve one's strength or resources for when they are most needed.

🔄 Synonyms

save (vt.) – To keep something for future use instead of using it immediately.

set aside () – To allocate or earmark something for a particular purpose or time.

keep (vt.) – To continue to have or hold something.

🚫 Antonyms

use immediately () – To consume or employ something right away without saving it.

expend (vt.) – To use up a resource such as time, money, or energy.

🌱 Derivatives

reserved (adj.) – Kept specially for a particular person or purpose; also describing a quiet, restrained personality.