deserving

Adj

1. Worthy of reward or praise; meritorious.
2. Meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)

Noun

desert, merit

Verb

present participle and gerund of deserve

deserve

1. (transitive) 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.

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈzɝvɪŋ/

Synonyms

worthy

worth

meritorious

fit

respectable

deserved

able

be entitled to

worthy of

worthy of respect

deserving respect

merization

good

👍

entittled

adorable

capable

earned

merited

meriting

suitable

Translations

verdienstvoll

merecedor

meritevole

waardig

méritant

waar

meritori

promerita

eerzaam

يستحق

verdienend

άξιος

mereixedor

méritoire

idoneus