reserved

UK /ɹɪˈzɝvd/ US /ɹɪˈzɝvd/

adj 2

Definitions

adj

Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.

He was a quiet, reserved person.

Before I met Mr. Bowen Cooke I had been given to understand that he was of a reserved nature, and on occasion could be a "bit of a martinet"; [...].

Set aside for a particular person or purpose; spoken for.

I'm sorry, sir, but these are reserved seats.

A special reserved enclosure with sandbags and a corrugated iron roof was set aside for three members of the Royal Family.

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, seem

He was reserved at the meeting, but opened up once he got to know everyone.

ADV

deeply, extremely, very

quite, rather

naturally

She was naturally reserved at first, but gradually opened up to her new teammates.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

unreserved

Idioms & Phrases

all rights reserved

The copyright holder of a creative work reserves all copyright-related rights, typically including the right to publish the work, to make derivative works of it, to distribute it, to make profit from it, to license a number of these rights

Example Bank

He was a quiet, reserved person.

Wiktionary

Before I met Mr. Bowen Cooke I had been given to understand that he was of a reserved nature, and on occasion could be a "bit of a martinet"; [...].

Wiktionary

I'm sorry, sir, but these are reserved seats.

Wiktionary

We have reserved a lot of food for emergencies.

Tatoeba · #18792

The seats were reserved for the party.

Tatoeba · #27795

Make sure you have reserved a room at the hotel.

Tatoeba · #33381

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