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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

reserviert

Pronunciation / Transliteration: re-zer-vi-ert

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reserved/rɪˈzɜːvd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2800 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Tisch war für die VIP-Gäste reserviert."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Kept for a particular purpose or person.

    "The table was reserved for the VIP guests."
  2. 2

    Slow to reveal emotions or opinions.

    "She was reserved in her response to the compliment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English verb 'reserven', originating from Old French 'reserver', and ultimately from the Latin 'reservare' meaning 'to keep back, save, reserve'. Over time, the adjectival form evolved to describe a person who keeps their feelings and opinions restrained, hidden, or withheld from open display.

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