deserve

Meaning of deserve

verb
  1. do something or have or show qualities worthy of (a reaction which rewards or punishes as appropriate).
    the referee deserves a pat on the back
    we didn't deserve to win

Middle English: from Old French deservir, from Latin deservire ‘serve well or zealously’.

Information about deserve

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of deserve

de-serve

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • deserve is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

deserve synonyms

Meaning merit:

merit

Meaning gain deservedly in return for one's behaviour or achievements:

earn, earned

Meaning justify or necessitate (a course of action):

warrant, warranted

Meaning be worthy of; merit:

rate

Meaning show or prove to be right or reasonable:

justify

Meaning deserve or be worthy of (reward, punishment, or attention):

merited

Meaning having, done for, or marked by a good or legitimate reason:

justified

Meaning able to be shown to be right or reasonable; defensible:

justifiable

Meaning having a legitimate right to property, position, or status:

rightful

Meaning expected at or planned for at a certain time:

due

Meaning restore to a normal or upright position:

right

Meaning based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair:

just

Meaning (of the weather) become fine:

fair

Meaning a small part on or attached to a piece of furniture or equipment:

fitting

Meaning take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission:

appropriate

Meaning right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation:

suitable

Meaning denoting something that is truly what it is said or regarded to be; genuine:

proper

Meaning having sound judgement; fair and sensible:

reasonable

Meaning appropriate or suitable in the circumstances:

apt

Meaning (of punishment or retribution) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved:

condign

Meaning arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone):

meet

deserve antonyms

Meaning not warranted, merited, or earned:

undeserved

Translation of deserve

Anagrams of deserve

severed

Words that rhyme with deserve

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