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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Reserve \Re*serve"\ (r?-z?rv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reserved.
     (z?rvd");p. pr. & vb. n. Reserving.] [F. r['e]server, L.
     reservare, reservatum; pref. re- re- + servare to keep. See
     Serve.]
     1. To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or
        disclose. ``I have reserved to myself nothing.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to
        withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to
        keep; to retain; to make a reservation[7]. --Gen. xxvii.
        35.
  
     Note: In cases where one person or party makes a request to
           an agent that some accommodation (such as a hotel room
           or place at a restaurant) be kept (reserved) for their
           use at a particular time, the word reserve applies both
           to the action of the person making the request, and to
           the action of the agent who takes the approproriate
           action (such as a notation in a book of reservations)
           to be certain that the accommodation is available at
           that time.
           [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
                 Hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I
                 have reserved against the time of trouble? --Job
                                                    xxxviii.
                                                    22,23.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 Reserve your kind looks and language for private
                 hours.                             --Swift.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To make an exception of; to except. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Reserved \Re*served"\ (-z?rvd"), a.
     1. Kept for future or special use, or for an exigency; as,
        reserved troops; a reserved seat in a theater.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or
        cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and feelings;
        not free or frank.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To all obliging, yet reserved to all. --Walsh.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Nothing reserved or sullen was to see. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster] -- Re*serv"ed*ly (r?-z?rv"?d-l?), adv. --
        Re*serv"ed*ness, n.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Reserve \Re*serve"\ (r?-z?rv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reserved.
     (z?rvd");p. pr. & vb. n. Reserving.] [F. r['e]server, L.
     reservare, reservatum; pref. re- re- + servare to keep. See
     Serve.]
     1. To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or
        disclose. ``I have reserved to myself nothing.'' --Shak.
  
     2. Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to
        withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to
        keep; to retain. --Gen. xxvii. 35.
  
              Hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I
              have reserved against the time of trouble? --Job
                                                    xxxviii.
                                                    22,23.
  
              Reserve your kind looks and language for private
              hours.                                --Swift.
  
     3. To make an exception of; to except. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Reserved \Re*served"\ (-z?rvd"), a.
     1. Kept for future or special use, or for an exigency; as,
        reserved troops; a reserved seat in a theater.
  
     2. Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or
        cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and feelings;
        not free or frank.
  
              To all obliging, yet reserved to all. --Walsh.
  
              Nothing reserved or sullen was to see. --Dryden.
        -- Re*serv"ed*ly (r?-z?rv"?d-l?), adv. --
        Re*serv"ed*ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  reserved
       adj 1: set aside for the use of a particular person or party [ant:
              unreserved]
       2: marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually
          reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria
          Sackville-West [ant: unreserved]
       3: cool and formal in manner [syn: restrained, reticent, unemotional]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  reserved
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 συγκρατημένος στις εκδηλώσεις του
     2 κρατημένος, ρεζερβέ
     3 δεσμευμένος
     4 (ετ πληροφ en) δεσμευμένος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  reserved
     a.
     1 (lb en comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.
     2 (lb en not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or
  purpose.
     vb.
     (infl of en reserve  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  reserved
     a.
     1 (lb en comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.
     2 (lb en not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or
  purpose.
     vb.
     (infl of en reserve  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  reserved
     a.
     1 (lb en comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.
     2 (lb en not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or
  purpose.
     vb.
     (infl of en reserve  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  reserved
     a.
     1 (lb en comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.
     2 (lb en not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or
  purpose.
     vb.
     (infl of en reserve  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  reserved
     Englanti a.
     1 pidättyväinen, varautunut (henkilöstä)
     2 varattu (esim. ravintolapöydästä, istumapaikoista)
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm r eserve d)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Reserved /ɹɪzˈɜːvd/
  محجوز

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  reserved //ɹɪˈzɜːvd// //ɹɪˈzɝvd// 
  1. запасен, резервен
  set aside for a particular person or purpose
  2. резервиран, сдържан
  slow to reveal emotion or opinions