reserves
part of speech
noun (reserves — plural of reserve; reserve, a reserve); verb form (reserves — of reserve: reserve, reserves, reserved, reserving)
meaning for a pupil
1) Reserves are supplies kept for later or for an emergency, like food reserves or money reserves. tree →
2) Reserves are extra players who wait to come on if needed (substitutes). tree →
3) Reserves are also soldiers kept ready but not usually in action. tree →
4) A nature reserve is protected land for wild animals and plants. tree →
5) «Reserves» is also the verb: «she reserves a table» means she books it. tree →
sense 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 →
- I was one of the reserves, so I came on in the second half. tree →
- The country has large reserves of coal. tree →
- We visited two nature reserves on holiday. tree →
- Keep some water in reserve for the walk home. tree →
- Mum always reserves a table at the restaurant. tree →
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.
In the corpora
- Marmots almost vanished when most steppe was ploughed and came back in reserves in the Luhansk and Kharkiv regions.
- Nature reserves and national parks protect wild plants and animals.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «reserves» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.