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reserved

reserved

2.6
A place kept for a certain person or group
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈzɜrvd/
translation icon : 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.

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

  • 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?

  • 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?

  • 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

set-aside
vsreserved
1 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
booked
vsreserved
1.0

Reserved in advance so it is not available for others

does not require advance arrangement and can be allocated later as needed

Antonyms

2 6.0

Showing strong feelings or opinions without holding back

Idioms

4 6.8

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

How Assigned

appointed
  • Formal
3.4
assigned
2.6
to designate
77 4.4
reserved
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.