deserving

de·serv·ing

 (dĭ-zûr′vĭng)

adj.

Worthy, as of reward, praise, or aid.

n.

Merit; worthiness.

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de·serv′ing·ly adv.

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deserving

(dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ)

adj

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

n

rare a merit or demerit; desert

deˈservingly adv

deˈservingness n

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de•serv•ing

(dɪˈzɜr vɪŋ)

adj.

worthy of reward, aid, etc.

[1570–80]

de•serv′ing•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

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"

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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

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deserving

adjective

Deserving honor, respect, or admiration:

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

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Translations

جَديرمُسْتَحِق

hodnýzáslužný

fortjenetrængendeværdig

verdientwürdig

άξιος

digne deméritoire

méltó

òess virîi aî vera hjálpaîsem verîskuldar e-î

degnomeritevole

trengendevære verdig

lâyıkyardıma lâyık

值得帮助的值得的

deserving

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

deserving

[dɪˈzɜː^rvɪŋ] adj

[person] → méritant(e)

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

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deserving

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

deserve

(diˈzəːv) verb

to have earned as a right by one's actions; to be worthy of. He deserves recognition of his achievements. verdien يَسْتَحِق заслужавам merecer zasloužit si verdienen fortjene; gøre sig fortjent til αξίζωmerecer 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 verdienenfortjene zasługiwać na مستحق كول، وړ كېدل، لا يق كېدل: استحقاق موندل merecer a merita заслуживать zaslúžiť si zaslužiti si zaslužiti förtjäna สมควรได้รับ hak etmek 應受 заслуговувати, бути гідним مستحق ہونا xứng đáng 应受

deˈserving adjective

(negative undeserving).

1. worthy or suitable (to be given charity etc). I only give money to deserving causes. verdienstelike مُسْتَحِق достоен merecedor záslužný verdient trængende; værdig που το αξίζει meritorio (midagi) vääriv با ارزش؛ شایسته tarvitseva méritoireראוי ל- योग्य zaslužan érdemes sesuai þess virði að vera hjálpað meritevole しかるべき 가치 있는 vertas [] vērts patut waardigverdig; trengendewartościowy, słuszny قیمتی merecedor nobil заслуживающий záslužný upravičen vredan pažnje behjärtansvärd ที่สมควรได้รับ yardıma lâyık 應該支持的 гідний; вартий مستحق xứng đáng 值得帮助的

2. (with of) worthy of. He is deserving of better treatment than this. verdienstelik wees جَدير заслужаващ merecedor hodný (čeho) würdig sein fortjene άξιοςmerecedor, digno de (millegi) vääriline سزاوار؛ مستحق ansaitseva digne deראוי ל- योग्य होना, प्राप्त होना koji zavređuje méltó vmire pantas sem verðskuldar e-ð meritevole, degno 値する 자격이 있는 vertas cienīgs berhak waardverdig, fortjenstfull zasługujący مستحق 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 值得的

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