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reserve v. hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; "they held back their applause in anticipation"
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reserve v. [
allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside] give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
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reserve n. [
modesty] formality and propriety of manner
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reserve n. [
backlog, stockpile] something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
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reserve v. obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"
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