reservation

B1 Topic:Shopping & Services

US /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #5667

Meanings

1

noun
An arrangement made in advance to keep a room, table, or seat for you.

I have a hotel reservation in the name of Mr Smith.
2

noun
A feeling of doubt or concern about something.

I have some reservations about your plan.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an arrangement made in... booking

2 noun · a feeling of doubt or... qualification

Word family

Forms reservations

Derived forms antireservationnonreservationreservationismreservationistunreservation

Related forms reserve

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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mental reservation
an unspoken doubt that limits full agreement or acceptance

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle French reservation, equivalent to reserve + -ation.

reservation Middle French

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Topics

Shopping & Services

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# reservation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 5667

## Meanings
1. An arrangement made in advance to keep a room, table, or seat for you.
2. A feeling of doubt or concern about something.

## Examples
- I have a hotel reservation in the name of Mr Smith.
- I have some reservations about your plan.

## Derived Forms
- antireservation
- nonreservation
- reservationism
- reservationist
- unreservation

## Related Forms
- reserve

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: reservation

## Etymology
From Middle French reservation, equivalent to reserve + -ation.

## AI Etymology
Reservation comes from Middle French reservation, equivalent to reserve + -ation. Modern senses include an arrangement made in advance to keep a room, table, or seat for you. and a feeling of doubt or concern about something.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antireservation, nonreservation, reservationism, reservationist, and unreservation and related forms such as reserve.

## Topics
- Shopping & Services

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