reserving

Reserve \Re*serve"\ (r?-z?rv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reserved}.
   (z?rvd");p. pr. & vb. n. {Reserving}.] [F. r['e]server, L.
   reservare, reservatum; pref. re- re- + servare to keep. See
   {Serve}.]
   1. To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or
      disclose. "I have reserved to myself nothing." --Shak.
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   2. Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to
      withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to
      keep; to retain; to make a reservation[7]. --Gen. xxvii.
      35.

   Note: In cases where one person or party makes a request to
         an agent that some accommodation (such as a hotel room
         or place at a restaurant) be kept (reserved) for their
         use at a particular time, the word reserve applies both
         to the action of the person making the request, and to
         the action of the agent who takes the approproriate
         action (such as a notation in a book of reservations)
         to be certain that the accommodation is available at
         that time.
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               Hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I
               have reserved against the time of trouble? --Job
                                                  xxxviii.
                                                  22,23.
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               Reserve your kind looks and language for private
               hours.                             --Swift.
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   3. To make an exception of; to except. [R.]
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