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1. Set aside for the use of a particular person or party
   - on hold
    
2. Marked by self-restraint and reticence
   "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"

1. Hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency
   "they reserved their applause in anticipation"
    
2. Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
   "I will reserve this money for your research";
   - allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside
    
3. Obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
   "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"
    
4. Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
   "reserve me a seat on a flight";
   - hold, book

See also: aloof, backward, bookable, booked, diffident, distant, engaged, indrawn, inhibited, restrained, set-aside, undemonstrative, upstage, withdrawn

Type of: allot, ask for, assign, bespeak, call for, keep back, portion, quest, request, withhold

Antonym: unreserved

Encyclopedia: Reserved