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Meaning of 'deserve' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deserve [ v. i.]
- To be worthy of recompense; -- usually with ill or with well.
2 . Deserve [ v. t.]
- To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the laborer deserves his wages; a work of value deserves praise.
- To serve; to treat; to benefit.

Meaning of 'deserve' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deserve [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be worthy or deserving
Example in sentence:
  • You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done

Nearby Words:

descant descanted descanter descanting descend descendant descended descendent descender descendibility

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