verb
Reserve judgement till you have heard all the facts. I shall reserve my answer to that question for another day
I have reserved two seats for the matinee
noun
We prayed for rain, as our water reserves were getting low
I had to admire Paul's reserve in the face of such insults
If battle goes badly, we shall have to call out the reserves
The lawyer acknowledged without reserve that the case was weak
We have huge resources in reserve should we require them
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