Reservation I Restaurant Make Noun ˌrezəˈveɪʃn ˌrezərˈveɪʃn Call

• i'll call the restaurant and make a reservation.
• we have a reservation in the name of grant.
• i had to cancel my hotel reservation.
• i have serious reservations about his ability to do the job.

reservation

1. an arrangement for a seat on a plane or train, a room in a hotel, etc. to be kept for you
• COMPARE booking
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/booking
• I'll call the restaurant and make a reservation.
• We have a reservation in the name of Grant.
• I had to cancel my hotel reservation.

Extra Examples

• Do you have a reservation?
• I'd like to make a reservation for four people for Friday night, please.
• Reservations are recommended, especially during the busy holiday weekends.
• We have reservations at a restaurant at six tonight.
2. a feeling of doubt about a plan or an idea
• SYNONYM misgiving
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/misgiving
• I have serious reservations about his ability to do the job.
• They support the measures without reservation (= completely).

Extra Examples

• Despite his initial reservations, he came to love London.
• I can recommend her without reservation.
• I have certain reservations regarding several of the clauses in the contract.
• My one reservation concerns the performance of the vehicle in wet conditions.
• NATO generals voiced reservations about making air strikes.
• The employees are backing the reorganization plans, with reservations.
• They have expressed reservations concerning the provisions of the treaty.
3. an area of land in the US that is kept separate for Native Americans to live in
4. (in India) the policy of keeping a fixed number of jobs or places in schools, colleges, etc. for people who are members of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes or other backward classes

Word Origin

• late Middle English (denoting the Pope's right of nomination to a benefice): from Old French, or from late Latin reservatio(n-), from reservare ‘keep back’, ‘keep back’, from re- ‘back’ + servare ‘to keep’.