Kilo Lingo

/ˌrez.əˈveɪ.ʃən/

Line drawing of reservation
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Translation

An arrangement that keeps a table, room, or seat for you to use later.

Word origin

From Latin reservare, meaning to keep back, from re- plus servare, to keep.

Origin
Latin
Root
reservare
English cognates
reserve, preserve

Examples

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This is what you say at a restaurant when you booked a table.

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"Make a reservation" means to book something.

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Here reservations means small doubts or worries.

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This word is part of lesson 59.