Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.

    After playing so well, the team really deserved their win.

    After what he did, he deserved to go to prison.

  2. (obsolete)To earn, win.

    verdienen

    заслу́живатьzaslúživatʹ, заслужи́тьzaslužítʹ

    заслуго́вуватиzasluhóvuvaty, заслужи́тиzaslužýty

  3. (obsolete)To reward, to give in return for service.

  4. (obsolete)To serve; to treat; to benefit.

    c. 1619–22, Philip Massinger and John Fletcher, A Very Woman A man that hath / So well deserved me.

More definitions
  • be worthy or deserving

Examples

1238 sentences
  1. Tom deserves to go to jail.

    Том заслуговує сісти у в'язницю.

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  2. You deserve nothing but the best.

    Ти заслуговуєш тільки найліпшого.

    ruТы заслуживаешь только лучшего.

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  3. I probably didn't deserve to win.

    Можливо, я не заслуговував на перемогу.

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  4. Tom says you deserve another chance.

    Том каже, що ти заслуговуєш на ще один шанс.

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  5. I know that I deserve this.

    Я знаю, що заслуговую на це.

    deIch weiß, daß ich das verdient habe.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to merit:
Русский
By meaning 1
to merit:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to merit:

Origin

From Middle English deserven, from Old French deservir, from Latin dēserviō, from dē- + se

From Middle English deserven, from Old French deservir, from Latin dēserviō, from dē- + serviō.

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Forms

deserves, deserving, deserved, deserved
Base formdeserve · to deserve
3rd person singulardeserves
Present participledeserving
Past simpledeserved
Past participledeserved

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydeserve
he, she, itdeserves

Past simpleLesson

all personsdeserved

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave deserved
he, she, ithas deserved

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill deserve

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • be worthy or deserving:merit

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • deserves to be
  • deserved the punishment
  • deserve better better
  • deserves a chance
  • deserve the salary
  • deserve an an
  • deserves a second
  • deserve to die
  • deserve another chance
  • deserve the prize
  • deserve to win
  • deserve a raise

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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