deserve

Meaning

  1. To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.
  2. (obsolete) To earn, win.
  3. (obsolete) To reward, to give in return for service.
  4. (obsolete) To serve; to treat; to benefit.

Concepts

deserve

merit

earn

worthy of

warrant

be worthy of

be worthy

rate

worthy

be worth

be a match for

be equal to

gain

qualify

entitled to

justified

be fit for

ask for it

suit

harvest

obtain

pick up

reap

be valuable

be worthwhile

justify

be deserving

win

be deserving of

receive

have it coming

letter

take home

turn

turn over

count

worth

worthwhile

beseem

fit for

due

owed

justifiably

valid

ought to

should

worth it

arrive at

catch up to

come up to

equal

full

overtake

Frequency

B1
Hyphenated as
de‧serve
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈzɜːv/
Etymology

From Middle English deserven, from Old French deservir, from Latin dēserviō, from dē- + serviō.

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