How to spell reservation

Reservation is spelled R-E-S-E-R-V-A-T-I-O-N.

hear itres·er·va·tion/,rɛzər'veɪʃən/nounPrefixes and work

What it means: An arrangement to save a seat, room, or service in advance.

In a sentence: Tim made a reservation for a fun camping trip.

Same family: reserved, reserving, reservationist, doubt, hesitation. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Reservation” comes from the Latin root *servare*, meaning “to keep” or “to save.” Over time, it developed the abstract sense of “holding something back,” which is why today it can mean both a booked table and a hidden doubt.

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