Phrase guide

in reserve

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Stored and set aside for possible (future) use; spoken for.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: reserve, reserved, reservedly; held back; spare, backup; up one's sleeve, on ice, saved up, stored up, stored away
  • to hold [something] in reserve
  • [something] is held in reserve
  • They still have forces in reserve.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reserve, reserved, reservedly, held back, spare, backup, up one's sleeve, on ice, saved up, stored up, stored away

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: varalla — set aside for future use
  • French: de réserve — set aside for future use
  • French: en réserve — set aside for future use
  • German: in Reserve — set aside for future use
  • German: auf Reserve — set aside for future use
  • Italian: di riserva — set aside for future use
  • Polish: w rękawie — set aside for future use
  • Polish: w zanadrzu — set aside for future use
  • Romanian: în rezervă — set aside for future use
  • Spanish: de reserva — set aside for future use
  • Ottoman Turkish: یدك (yedek) — set aside for future use