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    re·served
    [rəˈzərvd]
    adjective
    reserved (adjective)
    1. slow to reveal emotion or opinions:
      "he is a reserved, almost taciturn man"
    2. kept specially for a particular purpose or person:
      "a reserved seat"
    re·serve
    [rəˈzərv]
    verb
    reserved (past tense) · reserved (past participle)
    1. refrain from using or disposing of (something); retain for future use:
      "roll out half the dough and reserve the other half"
      • arrange for (a room, seat, ticket, etc.) to be kept for the use of a particular person and not given to anyone else:
        "a place was reserved for her in the front row"
      • retain or hold (an entitlement to something), especially by formal or legal stipulation:
        "the editor reserves the right to edit letters"
      • refrain from delivering (a judgment or decision) immediately or without due consideration or evidence:
        "I'll reserve my views on his ability until he's played again"
      • (reserve something for)
        use or engage in something only in or at (a particular circumstance or time):
        "Japanese food has been presented as expensive and reserved for special occasions"
      • (in church use) retain (a portion of the consecrated elements) after mass for communion of the sick or as a focus for devotion.
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French reserver, from Latin reservare ‘keep back’, from re- ‘back’ + servare ‘to keep’.
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    Similar and Opposite Words
    adjective
    1. slow to reveal emotion or opinions:
      reticent
      self-restrained
      restrained
      quiet
      private
      self-contained
      uncommunicative
      unforthcoming
      undemonstrative
      unsociable
      formal
      constrained
      cool
      aloof
      standoffish
      detached
      distant
      remote
      unapproachable
      unfriendly
      withdrawn
      guarded
      secretive
      media-shy
      close
      silent
      taciturn
      close-mouthed
      shy
      retiring
      diffident
      timid
      demure
      self-effacing
      shrinking
      inhibited
      introverted
      unemotional
      cold
      chilly
      frigid
      retired
      Olympian
      Opposite:
      outgoing
      open
    2. kept specially for a particular purpose or person:
      booked
      taken
      prearranged
      chartered
      hired
      engaged
      bespoken
      spoken for
      Opposite:
      free
    verb
    1. refrain from using or disposing of (something); retain for future use:
      put aside
      set aside
      lay aside
      keep back
      keep
      save
      hold
      hold back
      retain
      conserve
      preserve
      put away
      withhold
      earmark
      put to one side
      keep in reserve
      hang onto
      Opposite:
      use up
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