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[ree-surv]

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verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -served, -serv·ing.

to serve again.

Origin:
1865–70; re- + serve

Can be confused: re-serve, reserve.

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Example Sentences

China has both, and something others have somehow overlooked: a national pork reserve.

No matter the cause, those of us who don't have money in reserve have an awkward and humiliating place in academe.

The dollar's place as a reserve currency always seems to be questioned when it falls.

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China has both, and something others have somehow overlooked: a national pork reserve.

No matter the cause, those of us who don't have money in reserve have an awkward and humiliating place in academe.

The dollar's place as a reserve currency always seems to be questioned when it falls.

Two areas of the reserve were excluded from the designation because of developments planned there.

Think of these reserves as our last strategic petroleum reserve and conserve them.

Registering gets you a spot at the head of the line when it comes time to reserve a car.

Other countries can deposit seeds for free and reserve the right to withdraw them upon need.

Dismantling the reserve and treaty system is the only hope these people have for fully entering modern society.

We reserve the right to modify or discontinue promotions at any time.

Patzek's study is not the only one to conclude that the reserve estimates are often too high.

Our neighborhood is surrounded by farmland on one side and a heavily wooded military reserve on the other.

Form into small spheres about the size of a dime in diameter and reserve.

Other countries can deposit seeds without charge and reserve the right to withdraw them upon need.

That's not something that the prof can put on reserve in the library.

Kungsleden runs through four national parks and a nature reserve.

The reserve is home to rare and endangered fish as well as turtles, whales, seals and birds.

Time will tell if companies pony up the money to reserve theirtv domains.

Hunting is not allowed on the military reserve and the farms.

Instead, they donned their togas and laurelish wreaths with the dread they usually reserve for jackets and ties.

Opponents say all the recoverable oil in the reserve is about what the country burns through in nine months.

It's a good idea to have a few sample features held in reserve.

The fat stored around the pelvis, buttocks and thighs of women appears to act as reserve storage for the energy demands of.

Reserve tours are available upon request year round.

The reserve features four topflight luxury lodges stationed among these environments.

The center section of the peninsula is part nature reserve and part reservoir.

The numbers are as grim for active duty and reserve soldiers:.

It would be a good idea to do this on a reserve to replenish the buffalo count, but not for energy.

And it doesn't have a family that will miss it when it's away on reserve duty.

That's why his company been working to reserve backend bandwidth to ensure consistently smooth streaming for fans.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object)

to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.

to retain or secure by express stipulation.

to set apart for a particular use, purpose, service, etc.: ground reserved for gardening.

to keep for oneself.

to retain (the original color) of a surface, as on a painted ceramic piece.

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to save or set aside (a portion of the Eucharistic elements) to be administered, as to the sick, outside of the Mass or communion service.

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noun

Finance.

cash, or assets readily convertible into cash, held aside, as by a corporation, bank, state or national government, etc., to meet expected or unexpected demands.

uninvested cash held to comply with legal requirements.

something kept or stored for use or need; stock: a reserve of food.

a resource not normally called upon but available if needed.

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a tract of public land set apart for a special purpose: a forest reserve.

11.

an act of reserving; reservation, exception, or qualification: I will do what you ask, but with one reserve.

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12.

Military.

a fraction of a military force held in readiness to sustain the attack or defense made by the rest of the force.

the part of a country's fighting force not in active service.

reserves, the enrolled but not regular components of the U.S. Army.

13.

formality and self-restraint in manner and relationship; avoidance of familiarity or intimacy with others: to conduct oneself with reserve.

14.

reticence or silence.

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adjective

15.

kept in reserve; forming a reserve: a reserve fund; a reserve supply.

16.

of or pertaining to the animal awarded second place in livestock shows: the reserve champion steer.

Idioms

17.

in reserve, put aside or withheld for a future need; reserved: money in reserve.

18.

without reserve,

without restraint; frankly; freely.

(of articles at auction) without limitation as to the terms of sale, especially with no stipulated minimum price.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English reserven (v.) < Middle French reserver < Latin reservāre to keep back, retain, equivalent to re- re- + servāre to save

Related forms

re·serv·a·ble, adjective

re·serve·less, adjective

non·re·serv·a·ble, adjective

non·re·serve, noun, adjective

Can be confused: re-serve, reserve.

Synonyms
1. husband, hold, store. See keep. 8. supply. 14. taciturnity, constraint, coldness.

Antonyms
1. squander. 13, 14. warmth.

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World English Dictionary

reserve (rɪˈzɜːv)

—vb
1.	to keep back or set aside, esp for future use or contingency; withhold
2.	to keep for oneself; retain: I reserve the right to question these men later
3.	to obtain or secure by advance arrangement: I have reserved two tickets for tonight's show
4.	to delay delivery of (a judgment), esp in order to allow time for full consideration of the issues involved

—n
5.	a. something kept back or set aside, esp for future use or contingency
	b. (as modifier): a reserve stock
6.	the state or condition of being reserved: I have plenty in reserve
7.	a tract of land set aside for the protection and conservation of wild animals, flowers, etc: a nature reserve
8.	(Canadian) Also called: reservation an area of land set aside, esp (in the US and Canada) for American or Canadian Indian peoples
9.	(Austral), (NZ) an area of publicly owned land set aside for sport, recreation, etc
10.	the act of reserving; reservation
11.	a member of a team who only plays if a playing member drops out; a substitute
12.	(often plural)
	a. a part of an army or formation not committed to immediate action in a military engagement
	b. that part of a nation's armed services not in active service
13.	coolness or formality of manner; restraint, silence, or reticence
14.	finance
	a. a portion of capital not invested (a capital reserve) or a portion of profits not distributed (a revenue or general reserve) by a bank or business enterprise and held to meet legal requirements, future liabilities, or contingencies
	b. (often plural) liquid assets held by an organization, government, etc, to meet expenses and liabilities
15.	without reserve without reservations; fully; wholeheartedly

[C14: from Old French reserver, from Latin reservāre to save up, from re- + servāre to keep]

re'servable

—*adj*

re'server

—n

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Word Origin & History

reserve

mid-14c., from O.Fr. reserver, from L. reservare "keep back, save back," from re- "back" + servare "to keep, save, preserve, protect" (see observe). The noun meaning "something stored up" is from 1650s. Reserved (in manner) first recorded 1601 in Shakespeare ("All's Well" v.3).

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

reserve re·serve (rĭ-zûrv')
v. re·served, re·serv·ing, re·serves

To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose.
To set or cause to be set apart for a particular person or use.

n.
Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose. adj.

Held back, set aside, or saved.
Forming a reserve.

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