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deserve
[ dih-zurv ]
verb (used with object)
- to merit, be qualified for, or have a claim to (reward, assistance, punishment, etc.) because of actions, qualities, or situation:
to deserve exile; to deserve charity; a theory that deserves consideration.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used without object)
- to be worthy of, qualified for, or have a claim to reward, punishment, recompense, etc.:
to reward him as he deserves; an idea deserving of study.
deserve
/ dɪˈzɜːvɪdnɪs; dɪˈzɜːv /
verb
- tr to be entitled to or worthy of; merit
- obsolete.intrfoll byof to be worthy
Derived Forms
- deservedness, noun
- ˈ, noun
- ˈ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ·İ noun
- d· verb (used with object) predeserved predeserving
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of deserve1
Idioms and Phrases
see one good turn deserves another .Example Sentences
But do those possibilities negate the benevolence of trying to get the mushroom to people who need it, those who don’t deserve to suffer the ravages of disease?
You wonder on one hand how anybody could do this to a beautiful child, a precious child who deserved to live.
Maybe we thought we deserved a record deal before we were really supposed to get a record deal.
But players have frequently pointed to the vast revenues generated by the Grand Slams, and feel they deserve a significantly larger return.
"Prosecution rates remain painfully low and victims deserve better outcomes."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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