"reservation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌrɛzəˈveɪʃən/ [UK], /ˌrɛzɚˈveɪʃən/ [US] Forms: reservation [singular], reservations [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The act of reserving or withholding something.
    Sense id: simple-reservation-en-noun-Kq5nwoEF
  2. Something that is withheld or reserved.
    Sense id: simple-reservation-en-noun-MMkFthrG
  3. A hesitation.
    Sense id: simple-reservation-en-noun-GSJvNylk
  4. land given to Native American people by the United States government.
    Sense id: simple-reservation-en-noun-D08-hrsk
  5. If you make a reservation, you reserve or pay for a room or seat in advance to be sure that the room or seat will be available for you when you get there.
    Sense id: simple-reservation-en-noun-LRlXGR26
  6. The area which separates opposite lanes of traffic on a divided road; a median or divider on a road. Tags: UK
    Sense id: simple-reservation-en-noun-60h7yeyr
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        "The act of reserving or withholding something."
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        "Something that is withheld or reserved."
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        {
          "text": "I have reservations about telling him what I did. I'm afraid he'll break up with me if he knows."
        }
      ],
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        "A hesitation."
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        "land given to Native American people by the United States government."
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    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They made a reservation at the restaurant."
        }
      ],
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        "If you make a reservation, you reserve or pay for a room or seat in advance to be sure that the room or seat will be available for you when you get there."
      ],
      "id": "simple-reservation-en-noun-LRlXGR26"
    },
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        "The area which separates opposite lanes of traffic on a divided road; a median or divider on a road."
      ],
      "id": "simple-reservation-en-noun-60h7yeyr",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌrɛzəˈveɪʃən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌrɛzɚˈveɪʃən/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "The act of reserving or withholding something."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Something that is withheld or reserved."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I have reservations about telling him what I did. I'm afraid he'll break up with me if he knows."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hesitation."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "usually plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "land given to Native American people by the United States government."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They made a reservation at the restaurant."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you make a reservation, you reserve or pay for a room or seat in advance to be sure that the room or seat will be available for you when you get there."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The area which separates opposite lanes of traffic on a divided road; a median or divider on a road."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌrɛzəˈveɪʃən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˌrɛzɚˈveɪʃən/",
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
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