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hanygeorge38
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Location: egypt
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 Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 1:44 am Post subject: Meaning |
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Hello teacher
could u please explain to me the meaning of reserved for in the following
example which i came across wile reading :
Not so long ago the word �cheers� was reserved for when you raised your glass and drank to someone's health and the other person or the others if it was a group responded with another �cheers�.
thanks in advance
Hany
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bud
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Hi Hanygeorge38,
According to Cambridge Dictionaries:
Reserved - to keep something for a particular purpose or time
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=67175&dict=CALD
The author of the quote is saying that previously, the word 'cheers' was kept (in the language) solely for the purpose of making a toast. It is another way of saying that the only use for 'cheers' was in making toasts. No doubt, the author goes on to say that the use of 'cheers' has expanded in recent times.
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