Meaning

4 senses

  1. (transitive)To keep back; to retain.

    We reserve the right to make modifications.

    I will reserve judgment until I have actually read his book.

    vorbehalten

    резерви́роватьrezervírovatʹ, зарезерви́роватьzarezervírovatʹ, оставля́ть за собо́йostavljátʹ za sobój

  2. (ditransitive, transitive)To keep in store for future or special use.

    This cake is reserved for the guests!

    Please reserve me a parking space if you can.

    vorbehalten, reservieren

    запаса́тьzapasátʹ, запасти́zapastí, откла́дыватьotkládyvatʹ

    hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency

  3. (ditransitive, transitive)To book in advance; to make a reservation for.

    I reserved a table for us at the best restaurant in town.

    Thanks for reserving us a room!

    reservieren, buchen, vormerken

    резерви́роватьrezervírovatʹ, зарезерви́роватьzarezervírovatʹ, брони́роватьbronírovatʹ

  4. (obsolete, transitive)To make an exception of; to except.

Examples

287 sentences

  1. Did you reserve a room at the hotel?

    Ви забронювали кімнату в готелі? — uaspeaker

    ruВы забронировали комнату в отеле? — MARDEN

    deHast du ein Zimmer im Hotel reserviert? — kokage

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  2. I'd like to reserve a table for two.

    Я хотів би зарезервувати столик на двох. — deniko

    ruЯ бы хотел заказать столик на двоих. — Squaw

    deIch würde gerne einen Tisch für zwei Personen reservieren. — MUIRIEL

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  3. I'd like to reserve a seat on this train.

    Я хотів би забронювати місце на цьому потязі. — deniko

    ruЯ хотел бы забронировать место на этом поезде. — sharptoothed

    deIch möchte einen Platz für diesen Zug reservieren. — Kuyo

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  4. I want to reserve a room.

    Я хочу забронювати номер. — deniko

    ruЯ хочу зарезервировать номер. — odexed

    deIch möchte ein Zimmer reservieren. — Yorwba

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  5. These seats are reserved for old people.

    Ці місця зарезервовані для стариків. — deniko

    deDiese Sitze sind für alte Leute reserviert. — Esperantostern

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
to keep back; to retain:
to keep in store for future or special use:
to book in advance:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to keep back; to retain:
to keep in store for future or special use:
to book in advance:

Origin

From Old French reserver, from Latin reservō (“to reserve, retain”).

From Old French reserver, from Latin reservō (“to reserve, retain”).

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Forms

reserves, reserving, reserved, reserved
Base formreserve · to reserve
3rd person singularreserves
Present participlereserving
Past simplereserved
Past participlereserved

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyreserve
he, she, itreserves

Past simpleLesson

all personsreserved

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave reserved
he, she, ithas reserved

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill reserve

Synonyms

11 synonyms
holdA2saveA1scheduleB2bookB1sign up forregister forenroll in
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words
Relatedreservation
Derivedunderreserveunreserveoverreservereservablereservativereserveereservor

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

5 patterns
  • reserve a table
  • to reserve a
  • reserved a seat
  • like to reserve
  • reserved a room

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
resentC1resentfulresentmentreservationB1reservoirreset

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