Reservieren
Example: Wir müssen einen Tisch im Restaurant reservieren.
Definition
"Reservieren" means to arrange or book something in advance, such as a table at a restaurant or a seat on a plane. It involves securing a spot or item to ensure availability at a later time, like in the example sentence: 'Wir müssen einen Tisch im Restaurant reservieren.'
Etymology
The word "reservieren" comes from the Latin 'reservare,' which means 'to keep back' or 'to save.' It entered German through French 'réserver.' Did you know? The concept of reserving has been important since ancient times, especially for securing resources or places before they are needed.
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"Reservieren" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (A2) - set 3", containing 116 commonly used words.
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