deserve
verb
de·serve
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deserved;
deserving
Definition of deserve
: to be worthy of : merit
deserves another chance
: to be worthy, fit, or suitable for some reward or requital
… have become recognized as they deserve.— T. S. Eliot a worse punishment than he deserved
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Examples of deserve in a Sentence
the team really deserved that victory after the way they played
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The point here is that Serbia is playing the best basketball in the world right now, and that alone is deserving of attention, regardless of where the endpoint lies. — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, "Serbia Is Playing the Best Basketball in the World Right Now," 5 Sep. 2019 Those of them still in the workforce—as well as Generation X and Millennials—deserve that same peace of mind. — Wired, "Why American Workers Need to Be Protected From Automation," 5 Sep. 2019 Seven long years later, this Brahms' Fourth, newly offered as an Apple digital master (and available now on other services as well ), finally has acquired the proper sonic attire to deserve its Grammy. — Mark Swed, chicagotribune.com, "Commentary: Classical streaming has arrived. How do the new services stack up?," 3 Sep. 2019 However, a few items deserved more of a splurge, like the custom lanterns in the kitchen. — Nikhita Mahtani, House Beautiful, "How to Budget for a Second Home—Without Sacrificing Style," 29 Aug. 2019 An innocent man walking down the street deserves to be beaten up because someone from his community in another state hurt someone from mine. — Roshan Radhakrishnan, Quartz India, "If you’ve watched “Black-ish,” you know there’ll never be an Indian “Dalit-ish” or “Muslim-ish”," 26 Aug. 2019 In short, Adelman’s life is deserving of a central plotline in one of Roth’s own books. — Fortune, "Meet the Man Selling Hundreds of Signed Copies of Philip Roth Books on a New York Street Corner," 24 Aug. 2019 The Amazon's lush greenery and network of waterways are at risk in the face of this summer's record fires, but another force of nature brewing high above the landscape is also deserving of attention, scientists and researchers say. — NBC News, "How the Amazon's fires, deforestation affect the U.S. Midwest," 23 Aug. 2019 Mayor Stapleton was instrumental in putting Denver on the national map with his advocacy for the airport and is deserving of having his accomplishments recognized in the history of the city. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: Trump questions Jewish loyalty; Stapleton decision right; Koch brothers misidentified (8/22/19)," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deserve.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for deserve
deserve
verb
English Language Learners Definition of deserve
—used to say that someone or something should or should not have or be given something —often followed by to + verb
See the full definition for deserve in the English Language Learners Dictionary
deserve
verb
de·serve
| \ di-ˈzərv
\
\
deserved;
deserving
Kids Definition of deserve
: to have earned because of some act or quality
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