reservoir
To store or keep in or as in a reservoirTo store or keep (something) in or as in a reservoir.
» The reservoir is getting fuller every day.
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1 sensesTo store or keep (something) in or as in a reservoir.
Examples
30 sentencesThe reservoir is getting fuller every day.
There is a reservoir near my house.
The town is supplied with water from a reservoir in the hills.
ruВодохранилище на холмах снабжает город водой. — xmoffx
deDie Stadt wird durch ein Wasserreservoir in den Bergen mit Wasser versorgt. — xtofu80
This reservoir is very deep.
The reservoir is full of water.
ruВодохранилище заполнено водой. — odexed
Origin
From French réservoir (“collection place”) (fig.), réservoir (“storehouse”) (lit.). in turFrom French réservoir (“collection place”) (fig.), réservoir (“storehouse”) (lit.). in turn from French réserver (“to reserve, keep”).
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Forms
reservoirs, reservoiring, reservoired, reservoired| Base form | reservoir · to reservoir |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | reservoirs |
| Present participle | reservoiring |
| Past simple | reservoired |
| Past participle | reservoired |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.