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disgusting or very unpleasant What a repulsive smell!

rep • u • ta • tion / |repya 'teijn/ noun [ count ]

what people think or say about someone or something This restaurant has a good reputation.

re .quest iФ/newest/ noun[count ]

asking for something in a polite or formal way They made a request for money.

re .quest 2 Ф / rikwest/ verb ( re quests , re • quest • ing , re • quest ed )

( formal )

to ask for something

I requested a private room at the hospital.

re • quire Ф AWL / ri 'kwaiar / verb ( re quires, re • quir - ing , re quired )

( formal )

to need something

Please contact us if you require further information.

to officially demand or order something Passengers are required by law to wear seat belts.

re • quire • ment Iaw / ri ' kwaiarmant / [count ]

something that you need or that you must do or have course requirements for graduation

re • sched • ule aw / |ri ' sked3al /

( re sched ules, re • sched • ul - ing, re • sched • uled )

to change the time of something so that it happens later I'm going to have to reschedule our meeting for next week.

res .cue 1 Ф / 'reskyu/ verb (res cues,res•cu • ing , res•cued )

to save someone or something from danger She rescued the boy when he fell in the river.

res • cue2 / ' reskyu / noun [ count, noncount ]

saving someone or something from danger When she was attacked, no one came to her rescue . The attempted rescue of the climbers failed when it started to snow.

re .search i®E / ' risartj / [ noncount ]

studying something carefully to find out more about it scientific research

re .search 2® E / ri ' sartf /

( re search • es , re • search ing , re • searched )

to study something carefully to find out more about it Scientists are researching the causes of the disease.

re • search • er AWL / ri ' sartjbr / noun [ count ]

a medical researcher

re • sem • blance / ri 'zemblans / noun [ count, noncount ]

looking like someone or something else There's no resemblance between my two brothers.

re • sem • ble / ri zembl / verb ( re sem • bles , re • sem bling , re • sem • bled )

to look like someone or something else Lisa resembles her mother.

re • sent / ri 'zent / verb ( re • sents, re sent • ing, re • sent•ed )

to feel angry about something because you think it is not fair

I resented her criticism of my work.

re • sent • ful / ri ' zentfl / adjective

He felt resentful at being criticized unfairly.

re • sent • ment / ri ' zentmant / [ noncount , singular ]

a feeling of anger about something that you think is not fair

res .er .va .tion ® / ,rez₃r'veijh/ noun

[ count ]

1 a room, seat, table, or another thing that you have asked someone to keep for you

called the restaurant and made a reservation for a table for two.

a feeling of doubt about something

I still have some reservations about taking the job.

an area of land in the U.S. that is kept separate for Native Americans to live in

re • serve 1 / ri ' zarv / verb

(re . serves,re . serv. ing ,re . served )

to ask for a seat, table, room, etc. to be kept for you at a future time

I'd like to reserve a room for tomorrow night. —SYNONYM book

to keep something for a special reason or to use later Those seats are reserved.

re • serve 2 / ri ' zarv / noun

[count]