deserve

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Infinitive
to deserve

Third person singular
deserves

Simple past
deserved

Past participle
deserved

Present participle
deserving

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

  1. To earn or merit a reward or punishment.
    After playing so well, the team really deserved their win.

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