to deserve
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1.9
- verb
- /dɪˈzɜrv/
:
merecer
- Those victims deserve their time in this courtroom.
- deserve attention
- deserve credit
- deserve respect
But you will always deserve a Styrofoam cup.
- But you will always deserve a Styrofoam cup.
- And, you know, rightly so, designers deserve to get paid.
- Now these things, you deserve your statue, it seems to me.
- Don't subject yourself to a man that doesn't deserve you, which is crucial.
- These are big and tough questions and they deserve to be taken seriously.
- Yeah, because those big companies don't deserve to sit on their laurels.
- But outside of that, he doesn't deserve another damn chance.
- Like I just, I know I don't deserve you, blah, blah, blah.
- That is, they deserve to be sent to eternal fire.
- I can chill this weekend because I deserve a little lie down.
- But three, no, no, he doesn't deserve happiness.
- You're a great partner and you don't deserve to be treated like this.
- But then they twisted into I don't deserve this because I'm so nice.
- All of America's children deserve a great education.
Examples
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I'm treating her the way that she deserves to be treated.
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About Gary, you deserve more than that cup of coffee.
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What did I do to deserve all these nice products?
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People that have been here deserve the right to have the same access.
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You both deserve a win.
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All of America's children deserve a great education.
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You and Marty deserve a date night.
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In fact, the Obama administration deserves credit for managing to get any resolution passed at all.
Academic text (2011) -
And, you know, rightly so, designers deserve to get paid.
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You both deserve a win after all your hard work this season.
Synonyms
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1.0
To get respect from others because you behave well
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5.2
To deserve and get respect or a high price
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3.9
To deserve praise or a reward
Phrasal Verbs
How Deserving
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deserve comes from Latin parts de- and servire, with serve meaning 'to serve', as in service. Think of it as someone who has 'served' or worked enough to 'earn' something, so today to deserve something is to be 'worthy' of it because of what you did.