Tra từ reserve - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

re·serve [reserve reserves reserved reserving] verb, noun BrE [rɪˈzɜːv] NAmE [rɪˈzɜːrv]
verb
1. to ask for a seat, table, room, etc. to be available for you or sb else at a future time
Syn: ↑book
•~ sth for sb/sth I'd like to reserve a table for three for eight o'clock.
•~ sth I've reserved a room in the name of Jones.
compare ↑book
2. to keep sth for sb/sth, so that it cannot be used by any other person or for any other reason
•~ sth for sb/sth These seats are reserved for special guests.
• She said this in the tone of voice she reserved for addressing small children.
•~ sth I'd prefer to reserve (my) judgement (= not make a decision) until I know all the facts.
3. ~ sth to have or keep a particular power
•The management reserves the right to refuse admission.
• (law)All rights reserved (= nobody else can publish or copy this).
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French reserver, from Latin reservare ‘keep back’, from re- ‘back’ + servare ‘to keep’.

Thesaurus:
reserve verb
1. T
•They rang the hotel and reserved a room for the night.
order • • charter • |especially BrE book • |BrE hire • |especially AmE rent •
reserve/order/charter/book/hire/rent sth for sb
reserve/book a place/seat/table/ticket
reserve/order/book sth for eight o'clock/this evening/midday, etc.
Reserve or book? Reserve means to ask for sth to be kept for you and does not usually require payment in advance. You can also say make a reservation. Book usually means to make a firm arrangement to have sth, including making a payment in advance.
2. T, usually passive
•These seats are reserved for special guests.
save • |especially BrE keep • |formal hold •
reserve/save/keep sth for sb/sth
reserve/save/keep/hold a seat/place for sb
Reserve, save or keep? Reserve is used when sth is officially saved for sb/sth; save and keep are used when sth is reserved unofficially
•reserve a place on a course
• Paolo saved/kept me a seat next to him.
Idiom: ↑in reserve

noun

SUPPLY
1. countable, usually plural a supply of sth that is available to be used in the future or when it is needed
•large oil and gas reserves
• He discovered unexpected reserves of strength.
• The company has substantial reserves of capital.
•reserve funds

PROTECTED LAND
2. (NAmE also pre·serve)countable a piece of land that is a protected area for animals, plants, etc
•a wildlife reserve
see also ↑game reserve, ↑nature reserve
3. countable = ↑reservation (³)

QUALITY/FEELING
4. uncountable the quality that sb has when they do not talk easily to other people about their ideas, feelings, etc.
Syn: ↑reticence
• She found it difficult to make friends because of her natural reserve.
• Jaime always talked to people without reserve.
5. uncountable (formal)a feeling that you do not want to accept or agree to sth, etc. until you are quite sure that it is all right to do so
•Any contract should be treated with reserve until it has been checked.
•She trusted him without reserve (= completely).

IN SPORT
6. countable an extra player who plays in a team when one of the other players is injured or not available to play
7. the reservesplural a team that is below the level of the main team

MILITARY FORCE
8. the reservesingular (also the reservesplural)an extra military force, etc. that is not part of a country's regular forces, but is available to be used when needed
•the army reserve(s)
•the reserve police

PRICE
9. (also reˈserve price)countable (BrE)the lowest price that sb will accept for sth, especially sth that is sold at an ↑auction
•The painting failed to reach to its reserve and was withdrawn from the sale.

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French reserver, from Latin reservare ‘keep back’, from re- ‘back’ + servare ‘to keep’.

Thesaurus:
reserve noun C, usually pl.
•The country has huge untapped reserves of coal and gas.
stockpile • • stock • • supply • • store • • resource • • bank • • pool • • hoard • • arsenal •
a/an reserve/stockpile/stock/supply/store/bank/pool/hoard/arsenal of sth
reserves/stockpiles/stocks/supplies of coal
build up reserves/a stockpile/a stock/a supply/a store/resources/a bank/an arsenal

See also: ↑preserve