reserved en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɹɪˈzɜːvd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ɹɪˈzɝvd/ (General-American)
Meanings
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(comparable) Self-restrained in the expression of emotions 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"; [...].
1942 July-August, Chas. S. Lake, “Some C.M.Es. I Have Known: II—C. J. Bowen Cooke”, in Railway Magazine, page 223:Near-synonyms: taciturn, untalkative; see also Thesaurus:taciturn
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(not-comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose; spoken for.
Near-synonyms: allocated, assigned, dedicated
The LNER website, for example, tries to stop people buying off-peak tickets for services that the company reckons are full, even though there is nothing to prevent people without a seat reservation from getting on a particular service. Indeed, I did so recently on the Inverness midday train, which is a superb service to York, and inevitably there were plenty of reserved seats where the passengers had not turned up.
2024 July 24, Christian Wolmar, “Overcrowded trains... and inconvenience for passengers”, in RAIL, number 1014, page 44: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.
1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most reserved | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more reserved | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unreserved · no rights reserved · underreserved · reserved list · reservedly · reserved case · some rights reserved · reservedness · reserved bus lane · all rights reserved · reserved track · reserved powers · nonreserved · reserved word
Relateds
Synonyms
reticent · dedicated · allocated · assigned · in reserve · restrained
Translations (73)
eo rezerviĝema (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · bg резервен (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · tr mesafeli (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · hu foglalt (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · es reservado (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · cs rezervovaný (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · bg запасен (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · sv reserverad (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · mi nguengue (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · eo rezervita (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · de reserviert (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · et reserveeritud (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · ota اوتانغاچ (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · da reserveret (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · ru за́мкнутый (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · ar مَحْجُوز (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · ka გულჩახვეული (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · ota مخصوص (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · fi varautunut (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · ka ფრთხილი (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · ka დაკავებული (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · fa کمحرف (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · cmn 矜持 (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · cs odměřený (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · bg резервиран (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · nb reservert (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · ca reservat (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · es reservado (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · de reserviert (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · pl powściągliwy (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · ka უთქმელი (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · ka რეზერვირებული (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · ja 予約済み (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · pt reservado (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · bg сдържан (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · ka გულდახურული (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · mk воздржан (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · el ρεζερβέ (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · fr réservé (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · ka შეკვეთილი (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · cmn 拘謹 /拘谨 (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · fa تودار (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · ka თავდაჭერილი (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · fi pidättyväinen (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · cmn 專用的 /专用的 (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · ka თავშეკავებული (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · no reservert (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · nl terughoudend (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · ru зарезерви́рованный (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · ka გადადებული (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · fr réservé (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · sv reserverad (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · cmn 含蓄 (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · ka გულჩათხრობილი (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · pt reservado (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · ca reservat (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · nn reservert (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · hu lefoglalt (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · cs rezervovaný (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · ru сде́ржанный (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · mi ngākau tōngā (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · fi varattu (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · mi hūnguengue (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · ru скры́тный (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · da reserveret (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · hu zárkózott (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · sv tillbakadragen (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · la verēcundus (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · ka დაჯავშნილი (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · ota محجوب (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · ja 引っ込み思案 (slow to reveal emotion or opinions) · fa رزروشده (set aside for a particular person or purpose) · pl zarezerwowany (set aside for a particular person or purpose)