How to spell reserve

Reserve is spelled R-E-S-E-R-V-E.

hear itre·serve/rɪ'zɜrv/verbSilent and tricky

What it means: To arrange for a seat or table to be kept for your use.

In a sentence: We can reserve a table for dinner tonight.

Same family: reservation, reserved, reserving, service, server. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Reserve” comes from Latin *reservare*, meaning “to keep back” or “save.” This idea of keeping something back for later is still in the modern meaning when you reserve a seat, a room, or extra money.

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