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# reserves

noun (reserves — plural of reserve; reserve, a reserve); verb form (reserves — of reserve: reserve, reserves, reserved, reserving)

«reserves» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Reserves are supplies kept for later or for an emergency, like food reserves or money reserves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reserves/#m1)
2. Reserves are extra players who wait to come on if needed (substitutes). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reserves/#m2)
3. Reserves are also soldiers kept ready but not usually in action. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reserves/#m3)
4. A nature reserve is protected land for wild animals and plants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reserves/#m4)
5. «Reserves» is also the verb: «she reserves a table» means she books it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reserves/#m5)

### In the lessons

In science, animals store fat reserves for winter; countries keep reserves of oil and water. In sport, reserves sit on the bench. In geography, reserves protect wildlife. Phrases: «in reserve», «energy reserves», «nature reserves», «the reserves bench».

### Examples

- Bears build up fat reserves before they hibernate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reserves/#x1)
- I was one of the reserves, so I came on in the second half. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reserves/#x2)
- The country has large reserves of coal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reserves/#x3)
- We visited two nature reserves on holiday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reserves/#x4)
- Keep some water in reserve for the walk home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reserves/#x5)
- Mum always reserves a table at the restaurant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reserves/#x6)

### Note

Plural of «reserve». «In reserve» = kept for later. Adjective «reserved» = shy and quiet, or booked («this seat is reserved»). In some countries «reserve» or «reservation» also means land set aside for Indigenous peoples. In maths, «reserves» left over = total − what was used.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «reserves» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reserves/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«reserves» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reserves.html) on Mova free.