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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1. severed

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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. Gilbert Ysern:

   You (reporters) must not hesitate to say it and to write it, to say that the champions do not deserve this and that it is not acceptable on a sports ground, we have to carry this message together. This kind of behavior should not happen because it is very embarrassing.

2. Gabriel Wer:

   We're in mourning because we know the electoral system we have nowadays is not the best; it's not the one we could have, and it's not the one we deserve, we wanted to show in a very visible way that we're outraged with this situation, with a process that has been corrupted. There are more than 1,400 candidates being investigated who are still running (out of a total of 23,497).

3. Tom Brady:

   It pains her to see me get hit out there. And she deserves what she needs from me as a husband, and my kids deserve what they need from me as a dad, and I’m gonna spend some time with them and give them what they need because they’ve really been giving me what I need the last six months to do what I love to do. I said this a few years ago, it’s what relationships are all about. It’s not always what I want. It’s what we want as a family. And I’m gonna spend a lot of time with them and figure out in the future what’s next.

4. Brian Laundrie lawyer:

   Law Enforcement has to follow protocol and all leads that they get, whether or not these two cases deserve to be linked will be determined at some point in the future.

5. Constance Wu:

   It was moving to me how many people from the show reached out to me, and even on set... to say, Just so you know, we love you and we know who you are, and you didnt deserve any of that stuff, because they also know that Im an actress I can be dramatic. ABC's.

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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
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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