adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ɹɪˈzɝvd/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɹɪˈzɜːvd/
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CMU ARPABET:R IH0 Z ER1 V D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:R IY0 Z ER1 V D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Self-restrained in the expression of emotions or opinions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparable
Examples
Near-synonyms: taciturn, untalkative; see also Thesaurus:taciturn
He was a quiet, reserved person.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: restrained, reticent
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Set aside for a particular person or purpose; spoken for.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Near-synonyms: allocated, assigned, dedicated
I'm sorry, sir, but these are reserved seats.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: in reserve, allocated, assigned, dedicated
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of reserve
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
marked by self-restraint and reticence-Victoria Sackville-West
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unreserved
5
adjective
Meaning 5
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unreserved
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
72 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
сдържан
(sdǎržan)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Bulgarian:
резервиран
(rezerviran)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Catalan:
reservat
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Chinese Mandarin:
含蓄
(hánxù)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Chinese Mandarin:
矜持
(jīnchí)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Chinese Mandarin:
拘謹 /拘谨
(jūjǐn)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Czech:
odměřený
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Czech:
rezervovaný
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Danish:
reserveret
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Dutch:
terughoudend
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Esperanto:
rezerviĝema
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Finnish:
pidättyväinen
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Finnish:
varautunut
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
French:
réservé
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Georgian:
გულჩათხრობილი
(gulčatxrobili)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Georgian:
უთქმელი
(utkmeli)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Georgian:
გულჩახვეული
(gulčaxveuli)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Georgian:
თავდაჭერილი
(tavdač̣erili)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Georgian:
გულდახურული
(guldaxuruli)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Georgian:
თავშეკავებული
(tavšeḳavebuli)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Georgian:
ფრთხილი
(prtxili)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
German:
reserviert
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Hungarian:
zárkózott
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Japanese:
引っ込み思案
(hikkomi-jian)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Latin:
verēcundus
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Macedonian:
воздржан
(vozdržan)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Māori:
nguengue
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Māori:
ngākau tōngā
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Māori:
hūnguengue
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Norwegian Bokmål:
reservert
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Norwegian Nynorsk:
reservert
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Persian:
کمحرف
(kam-harf)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Persian:
تودار
(tudâr)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Polish:
powściągliwy
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Portuguese:
reservado
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Russian:
скры́тный
(skrýtnyj)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Russian:
сде́ржанный
(sdéržannyj)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Russian:
за́мкнутый
(zámknutyj)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Spanish:
reservado
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Swedish:
tillbakadragen
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Swedish:
reserverad
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Turkish:
mesafeli
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Ottoman Turkish:
محجوب
(mahcub)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Ottoman Turkish:
اوتانغاچ
(utangaç)
— slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Arabic:
مَحْجُوز
(maḥjūz)
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Bulgarian:
запасен
(zapasen)
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Bulgarian:
резервен
(rezerven)
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Catalan:
reservat
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Chinese Mandarin:
專用的 /专用的
(zhuānyòng de)
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Czech:
rezervovaný
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Danish:
reserveret
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Esperanto:
rezervita
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Estonian:
reserveeritud
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Finnish:
varattu
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
French:
réservé
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Georgian:
დაჯავშნილი
(daǯavšnili)
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Georgian:
რეზერვირებული
(rezervirebuli)
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Georgian:
დაკავებული
(daḳavebuli)
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Georgian:
გადადებული
(gadadebuli)
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Georgian:
შეკვეთილი
(šeḳvetili)
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
German:
reserviert
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Greek:
ρεζερβέ
(rezervé)
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Hungarian:
foglalt
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Hungarian:
lefoglalt
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Norwegian:
reservert
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Persian:
رزروشده
(rezerv-šode)
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Polish:
zarezerwowany
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Portuguese:
reservado
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Russian:
зарезерви́рованный
(zarezervírovannyj)
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Spanish:
reservado
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Swedish:
reserverad
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
Ottoman Turkish:
مخصوص
(mahsus)
— set aside for a particular person or purpose
