reserve
To keep something back to use later, or to book it for someone.
reserve in a sentence
- Please reserve the front row of seats for the grandparents.
- The runner tried to reserve her energy for the final lap.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to reserve?
- Awaste
- Bspend
- Ckeep
- Duse
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C: keep. The other three mean the opposite of reserve.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to reserve?
- Abook
- Bspend
- Csave
- Dkeep
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B: spend. The other three mean nearly the same as reserve.
Words that mean something similar
keep, save, book
Words that mean the opposite
spend, use, waste
More words about time & change
- restore: To bring something back to how it was before.
- revive: To bring something back to life or strength.
- seldom: Not very often.
- slumber: To sleep deeply and peacefully.
- suspend: To stop something for a while, or to hang something up.
- tardy: Late, or slower than expected.
- tedious: Boring because it goes on too long and never changes.
- thrive: To grow strong, healthy and successful.
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test