deserving

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de·serv·ing

(dĭ-zûr′vĭng)

adj.

Worthy, as of reward, praise, or aid.

Merit; worthiness.

de·serv′ing·ly adv.

deserving

(dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ)

adj

(often: postpositive and foll by of) worthy, esp of praise or reward

rare a merit or demerit; desert

deˈservingly adv

deˈservingness n

de•serv•ing

(dɪˈzɜr vɪŋ)

adj.

worthy of reward, aid, etc.

[1570–80]

de•serv′ing•ly, adv.

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Adj.

deserving - worthy of being treated in a particular way; "an idea worth considering"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically)

worth

irony - a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

worthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause"

deserving

adjective worthy, righteous, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy, meritorious, estimable The money saved could be used for more deserving causes.
worthy unworthy, undeserving

deserving of meriting, justifying, worthy of, qualified for, warranting, suitable for artists deserving of public subsidy

deserving

adjective

Deserving honor, respect, or admiration:

admirable, commendable, creditable, estimable, exemplary, honorable, laudable, meritorious, praiseworthy, reputable, respectable, worthy.

Translations

جَديرمُسْتَحِق

hodnýzáslužný

fortjenetrængendeværdig

verdient würdig

άξιος

digne de méritoire

méltó

òess virîi aî vera hjálpaîsem verîskuldar e-î

degno meritevole

trengende være verdig

lâyıkyardıma lâyık

值得帮助的值得的

deserving

[dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ] ADJ [cause] → meritorio
to be deserving of → merecer, ser digno de

deserving

[dɪˈzɜː^rvɪŋ] adj

[person] → méritant(e)

[action, cause] → méritoiredesiccated coconut [ˈdɛsɪkeɪtɪd] n → noix f de coco séchée

deserving

adj person, action, cause → verdienstvoll; winner → verdient; the deserving poor → die Bedürftigen; to be deserving of something → etw verdient haben

deserving

[dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ] adj (person, case, cause) → che merita aiuto; (praiseworthy) → meritevole
deserving of → degno/a di
an idea deserving of consideration → un'idea degna di considerazione
a crime deserving of severe punishment → un delitto che merita una severa punizione

deserve

(diˈzəːv) verb

to have earned as a right by one's actions; to be worthy of. He deserves recognition of his achievements.

deˈserving adjective

(negative undeserving).

1. worthy or suitable (to be given charity etc). I only give money to deserving causes.

2. (with of) worthy of. He is deserving of better treatment than this.

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Deserving no pity from anybody, Frank was, as a matter of course, coddle d and compassionated on the spot.

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I dwell, even at the risk of tedium, on John's minutest errors, his case being so perplexing to the moralist; but we have done with them now, the roll is closed, the reader has the worst of our poor hero, and I leave him to judge for himself whether he or John has been the less deserving. Henceforth we have to follow the spectacle of a man who was a mere whip-top for calamity; on whose unmerited misadventures not even the humourist can look without pity, and not even the philosopher without alarm.

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He had undergone some strange experiences in his absence; he had seen the virtual Faustina in the literal Cornelia, a spiritual Lucretia in a corporeal Phryne; he had thought of the woman taken and set in the midst as one deserving to be stoned, and of the wife of Uriah being made a queen; and he had asked himself why he had not judged Tess constructively rather than biographically, by the will rather than by the deed?

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Such may likewise be suspected of deserving this character, who, without assigning any particular faults, condemn the whole in general defamatory terms; such as vile, dull, d--d stuff, &c., and particularly by the use of the monosyllable low; a word which becomes the mouth of no critic who is not RIGHT HONOURABLE.

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It will be my wish to be looked on by all my deserving tenants as their best friend, and nothing would make me so happy as to be able to respect every man on the estate, and to be respected by him in return.

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ISLAMABAD -- The Ministry of Human Rights has distributed Rs10 million funds among 571 deserving persons including 352 females and 219 males under " Revolving and Relief funds" at region-wise from financial year 2016-17 to 2018-19.

MoHR distributes Rs.10 mln funds among 571 deserving persons in 4-year

He expressed that the purpose of setting up Dewar-e-Mehrabani is to provide deserving students a learning needs who are unable to continue their studies because of lack of sources.

Dewar-e-Mehrabani established on Murree road

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with three universities of Malakand Division for the grant of 50 scholarships to deserving graduate and master level students of each varsity.

PBM inks MoU with varsities in Malakand Division for provision of scholarships

Those quizzed said Alan Sugar was the second least deserving, with model Twiggy third.

Not all right Bon the knight; Poll shows Brits take no Pride in star's gong

The Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in collaboration with the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) has distributed food packages of 30kg each among 5,000 deserving people countrywide under the Ramadan Package.

PRCS distributes food packages among 5,000 deserving families

THE Kwara Chairman, Association of Nigeria Authors (ANA), Mr Abdulrahman Adebayo, has called for more recognition and merit awards for deserving authors in the country.

Authors Deserve More Recognition, Merit Awards In Nigeria a ANA Chairman

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal has spent 731 million rupees on providing scholarships to deserving students, medical treatment to the deserving and providing equipment to the handicap in first 100 days of the incumbent government.