deserve

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Usage notes 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 External links 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French deservir, from Latin dēservīre, from de- + servīre.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪˈzəːv/
• (US) IPA: /dɪˈzəɹv/
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  Rhymes: -ɜː(r)v

[edit] Verb

to deserve (third-person singular simple present deserves, present participle deserving, simple past and past participle deserved)

1. To have earned or merited; to be worthy to have.

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

   This argument deserves a closer examination.

2. (obsolete) To reward, to give in return for service.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VIII:

     ‘Grauntemercy,’ seyde the Kynge. ‘And I lyve, Sir Lambegus, I shall deserve hit.’

[edit] Synonyms

• merit
• See also Wikisaurus:deserve

[edit] Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

[edit] Related terms

• desert
• serve somebody right

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• deserve in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• deserve in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: deeersv
• severed