reserved

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/ɹɪˈzɝvd/

adj 2

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.

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.

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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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