Reservation Restaurant Make I Call Noun Bre ˌrezəˈveɪʃn

• i'll call the restaurant and make a reservation.
• we have a reservation in the name of grant.
• i have serious reservations about his ability to do the job.
• they support the measures without reservation (= completely).

reservation

1. an arrangement for a seat on a plane or train, a room in a hotel, etc. to be kept for you
• I'll call the restaurant and make a reservation.
• We have a reservation in the name of Grant.
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).
3. an area of land in the US that is kept separate for Native Americans to live in
• = reservation policy
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/reservation-policy

Extra Examples

• Despite his initial reservations, he came to love London.
• Do you have a reservation?
• I can recommend her without reservation.
• I have certain reservations regarding several of the clauses in the contract.
• I’d like to make a reservation for four people for Friday night, please.
• My one reservation concerns the performance of the vehicle in wet conditions.
• NATO generals voiced reservations about making air strikes.
• Reservations are recommended, especially during the busy holiday weekends.
• The employees are backing the reorganization plans, with reservations.
• They have expressed reservations concerning the provisions of the treaty.
• We have reservations at a restaurant at six tonight.
• I’ll call the restaurant and make a reservation.

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’.