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reserved

reserved

64 2.6
A place kept for a certain person or group
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈzɜrvd/
: reservado
  • And so women are now getting jobs that were formally reserved for men.
  • reserved sign

And so right now it's reserved for the wealthy.

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Examples

  • No, no, that privilege was reserved for the driver.

  • First page is reserved for the title and character names.

    Film Courage

  • But that passion, that space is only reserved for that game of football.

    Megyn Kelly

  • They will come on and then eventually be sitting just to our right here, reserved for the faculty.

  • Do you have in LA the signs that it says this spot is reserved for expectant mothers?

    I've Had It

  • For me, the back burner is only reserved for things that I don't have the money to make yet.

  • The first two booths closest closest to the door where you come in are reserved for the clan, right?

    Danny Jones

  • The table was reserved for the guests arriving at 7 PM.

  • She placed a reserved sign on the chair to keep it for her friend.

  • All seating in this section is reserved for VIP members of the club.

Synonyms

booked
vsreserved
93 1.0

Reserved in advance so it is not available for others

does not require advance arrangement and can be allocated later as needed
set-aside
vsreserved
2 4.9

Kept in advance for a particular use or person

is kept for use by a particular person or group rather than for a purpose

Antonyms

unreserved
2 6.0

Showing strong feelings or opinions without holding back

Idioms

all rights reserved
  • Formal
7 6.8

A phrase that says no one may copy or use a work without permission

How Assigned

appointed
  • Formal
49 3.4
assigned
48 2.6
to designate
93 4.4
reserved
64 2.6
unassigned
3 3.7

Surface Forms

reserved positive

Morphology

reserved = reserve (transparent) = reserve + ed

This adjective is a straightforward participial form of the verb 'reserve', meaning 'set aside' for a person or purpose.

Etymology

Reserved comes from Latin parts re- 'back' and servare 'to keep'. So it originally meant 'kept back' or set aside, which is why a place or seat that is reserved is held for a particular person.