deserve in English: To have earned something by what you have done, so it is right for you to get it. (verb)

Translation

To have earned something by what you have done, so it is right for you to get it.

Word origin

From Old French deservir, from Latin deservire, to serve well.

Verb typeregular (deserve, deserves, deserved)

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You deserve something when you have earned it.

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"Deserves" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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You can follow "deserve" with "to" and another verb.

win

To come first in a game, race, or fight, or to get something as a prize.

earn

To get money by working for it.

fair

Treating everyone in the same, right way, without favouring anyone.

work

To do a job or use effort to make or finish something.

give

To hand something to someone so it becomes theirs to have or use.

reward

Something good you get for working hard or doing the right thing.

worthy

Good enough to deserve something, like respect, praise, or a prize.

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