Word RESERVE: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

reserve

🇺🇸 [rɪˈzɜːrv]

Meanings

To set aside or hold something for future use, often to ensure availability. It can also mean to maintain something in a state of preservation or to keep back for a particular purpose. Reserving can apply to resources, spaces, or actions.

Examples

• I reserved a table for us at the restaurant.
• Please reserve a spot for me at the seminar.
• They reserved some funds for unexpected expenses.

Synonyms

book • set aside • save

Antonyms

release • discard • offer