Definitions for Deserve
dɪˈzɜrvde·serve

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. deserve, meritverb

   be worthy or deserving

   "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. deserveverb

   To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.

2. deserveverb

   To earn, win.

3. deserveverb

   To reward, to give in return for service.

4. Etymology: From deservir, from deservire, from de- + servire.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DESERVEverb

   Etymology: deservir, French.

   1. To be worthy of either good or ill.

   Those they honoured, as having power to work or cease, as men deserved of them. Richard Hooker, b. i.

   Some of us love you well; and ev’n those some
   Envy your great deservings, and good name. William Shakespeare, Hen. IV.

   All friends shall taste
   The wages of their virtue, and all foes
   The cup of their deservings. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   What he deserves of you and me I know. William Shakespeare, H. VIII.

   Yet well, if here would end
   The misery: I deserv’d it, and would bear
   My own deservings. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x. l. 727.

   Courts are the places where best manners flourish,
   Where the deserving ought to rise. Thomas Otway, Orphan.

   A mother cannot give him death; though he
   Deserves it, he deserves it not from me. John Dryden, Ovid.

   Since my Orazia’s death I have not seen
   A beauty so deserving to be queen,

   He had been a person of great deservings from the republick, was an admirable speaker, and very popular. Jonathan Swift.

   2. To be worthy of reward.

   According to the rule of natural justice one man may merit and deserve of another. Robert South, Sermons.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deserve

   Desert () in philosophy is the condition of being deserving of something, whether good or bad. It is sometimes called moral desert to clarify the intended usage and distinguish it from the dry desert biome. It is a concept often associated with justice: that good deeds should be rewarded and evil deeds punished.

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1. deserve

   Deserve generally refers to being worthy or entitled to something based on one's actions, qualities, or circumstances. It implies that an individual has earned or is deserving of a particular treatment, reward, or outcome.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Deserveverb

   to earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the laborer deserves his wages; a work of value deserves praise

2. Deserveverb

   to serve; to treat; to benefit

3. Deserveverb

   to be worthy of recompense; -- usually with ill or with well

4. Etymology: [OF. deservir, desservir, to merit, L. deservire to serve zealously, be devoted to; de- + servire to serve. See Serve.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Deserve

   de-zėrv′, v.t. to earn by service: to merit.—v.i. to be worthy of reward.—adj. Deserv′ing, worthy.—n. desert.—advs. Deserv′ingly, Deserv′edly, according to desert: justly. [Fr.,—L. deservīre—de, inten., servīre, to serve.]

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British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Deserve' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4748

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Deserve' in Verbs Frequency: #557

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Anagrams for Deserve »

1. severed

How to pronounce Deserve?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Deserve in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Deserve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Deserve in a Sentence

1. Nicky Morgan:

   This would be an important step in giving female sporting talent the coverage they deserve and putting men's and women's sport on an equal footing at last.

2. Dan Bishop:

   Congress has shelled out more than $100 billion in support to Ukraine since last February, yet we have zero insight into exactly what this money is being spent on, the American people deserve to know exactly where their money is going.

3. Nina Daniele:

   As a woman, we all see flaws within ourselves and it’s important to embrace them, this is who I am. If you do n’t like it, that’s not really my problem … Playboy has never objectified women. It has only held them on the highest of pedestals. It’s given us a place and a platform to speak our mind. We feel we’re at home with ourselves. We have a place in a world that sometimes does n’t give us what we deserve … I do n’t think Playboy objectifies women.

4. Frank Morano:

   There is nothing okay about the comments I made on Yelp, i take full responsibility and wholeheartedly apologize to our customers, especially our Asian community. All of our customers are family to us, and you deserve so much better. I am stepping down because it’s the right thing to do.

5. Brian Fallon:

   Obviously she was making the exact opposite point: that we have to take proactive steps to make sure coal workers, their families and their communities get not just the benefits they've earned, but also the future they deserve.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Deserve
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deserve
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Deserve
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deserve
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Deserve
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Deserve
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Deserve