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deserve

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de·serve  (d-zûrv)
v. de·served, de·serv·ing, de·serves
v.tr.
To be worthy of; merit. See Synonyms at earn1.
v.intr.
To be worthy or deserving.

[Middle English deserven, from Old French deservir, from Latin dservre, to serve zealously : d-, intensive pref.; see de- + servre, to serve; see serve.]

deserve [dɪˈzɜːv]
vb
1. (tr) to be entitled to or worthy of; merit
2. (intr; foll by of) Obsolete to be worthy
[from Old French deservir, from Latin dēservīre to serve devotedly, from de- + servīre to serve]
deserved  adj
deservedness  [dɪˈzɜːvɪdnɪs] n
deserver  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.deserve - be worthy or deserving; "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
have it coming - deserve (either good or bad); "It's too bad he got fired, but he sure had it coming"

deserve
verb merit, warrant, be entitled to, have a right to, win, rate, earn, justify, be worthy of, have a claim to The young should treat the old with the respect that they deserve.
Translations
deserve [dɪˈzɜːv]
A. VTmerecer
to deserve to do sthmerecer hacer algo
he deserves to winmerece ganar
he got what he deservedse llevó su merecido
it's an area of France that deserves further explorationes una región de Francia digna de ser explorada más a fondo
B. VI to deserve well ofmerecer ser bien tratado por
I thought I deserved better than thatopinaba que me tenían que haber tratado mejor

deserve [dɪˈzɜːrv] vt
(= be entitled to) → mériter
to deserve to do sth → mériter de faire qch
[+ punishment] → mériter
to deserve what one gets [wrongdoer] → mériter ce qui lui arrive
to get what one deserved (punishment)avoir ce que l'on méritait; (reward)être justement récompensé(e)

deserve
vtverdienen; he deserves to winer verdient den Sieg; he deserves to be punisheder verdient es, bestraft zu werden; she deserves bettersie hat etwas Besseres verdient; to get what one deservesbekommen, was man verdient hat
vi he deserves well of his country (form)sein Land ist ihm zu Dank verpflichtet

deserve [dɪˈzɜːv] vtmeritare
he deserves to win → merita di vincere
he got what he deserved → ha avuto quel che si meritava
deserve [dɪˈzɜːv] vtmeritare
he deserves to win → merita di vincere
he got what he deserved → ha avuto quel che si meritava

deserve
v deserve [diˈzəːv]
to have earned as a right by one's actions; to be worthy of He deserves recognition of his achievements. verdien يَسْتَحِق заслужавам zasloužit si fortjene; gøre sig fortjent til verdienen αξίζω merecer pälvima سزاوار بودن؛ استحقاق داشتن ansaita mériter לִהיוֹת רָאוּי योग्य होना zaslužiti, zavrijediti (meg)érdemel layak, berhak verðskulda meritare ~に値する (~을) 받을만하다 nusipelnyti pelnīt (uzslavu, sodu u.tml.) patut verdienen fortjene zasługiwać na merecer a merita заслуживать zaslúžiť si zaslužiti si zaslužiti förtjäna สมควรได้รับ hak etmek 應受 заслуговувати, бути гідним مستحق ہونا xứng đáng
adj deˈserving
(negativeundeserving)
1 worthy or suitable (to be given charity etc) I only give money to deserving causes. verdienstelike مُسْتَحِق достоен záslužný trængende; værdig verdient που το αξίζει meritorio (midagi) vääriv با ارزش؛ شایسته tarvitseva méritoire רָאוּי לְ- योग्य zaslužan érdemes sesuai þess virði að vera hjálpað meritevole しかるべき 가치 있는 vertas [] vērts patut waardig verdig; trengende wartościowy, słuszny merecedor nobil заслуживающий záslužný upravičen vredan pažnje behjärtansvärd ที่สมควรได้รับ yardıma lâyık 該受的 гідний; вартий مستحق xứng đáng
2 (withof) worthy of He is deserving of better treatment than this. verdienstelik wees جَدير заслужаващ hodný (čeho) fortjene würdig sein άξιος merecedor, digno de (millegi) vääriline سزاوار؛ مستحق ansaitseva digne de רָאוּי לְ- योग्य होना, प्राप्त होना koji zavređuje méltó vmire pantas sem verðskuldar e-ð meritevole, degno 値する 자격이 있는 vertas cienīgs berhak waard (være) verdig, fortjenstfull zasługujący merecedor demn (de) достойный zasluhujúci si (čo) vreden zaslužuje vara värd (förtjänt av) สมควรได้รับจาก lâyık 值得的 достойний; той, що заслуговує حامل خوبی đáng được

deserve يَستحق zasloužit (si) fortjene verdienen δικαιούμαι merecer, merecerse ansaita mériter zaslužiti meritare ・・・に値する 받을 만하다 verdienen fortjene zasłużyć merecer заслуживать förtjäna สมควรได้รับ hak etmek xứng đáng 应得


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