- reservation
- noun1 arrangement for a seat/roomADJECTIVE▪ airline, flight, travel▪ hotel, room (AmE)▪ dinner, restaurant (both esp. AmE)▪ onlineVERB + RESERVATION▪ have▪
Do you have a reservation?
▪ book (AmE), make▪ get▪ confirm▪ cancel▪ recommend▪Reservations are recommended, especially during the busy holiday weekends.
▪ need, require (formal)▪ accept (AmE)RESERVATION + NOUN▪ service, system▪ centre/center▪ formPREPOSITION▪ reservation at▪We have reservations at a restaurant at six tonight.
▪ reservation for▪I'd like to make a reservation for four people for Friday night, please.
2 feeling of doubt about sthADJECTIVE▪ considerable (esp. BrE), deep, grave, major, serious, strong▪ minor, slight▪ certain▪I have certain reservations regarding several of the clauses in the contract.
▪ initial▪ mental (esp. AmE)VERB + RESERVATION▪ have▪ express, voice▪NATO generals voiced reservations about making air strikes.
PREPOSITION▪ despite reservations▪Despite his initial reservations, he came to love London.
▪ with reservations▪The employees are backing the reorganization plans, with reservations.
▪ without reservation▪I can recommend her without reservation.
▪ reservation about, reservation concerning, reservation over, reservation regarding▪They have expressed reservations concerning the provisions of the treaty.
PHRASES▪ one reservation, only reservation▪My one reservation concerns the performance of the vehicle in wet conditions.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.