deserving

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)vɪŋ

Adjective

deserving (comparative more deserving, superlative most deserving)

1. worthy of reward or praise; meritorious

   the deserving poor

2. meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)

Translations

worthy of reward or praise

• Bulgarian: похвален (bg) (pohvalen), достоен (bg) (dostoen)
• Dutch: loffelijk (nl)

• Jèrriais: méthitouaithe

meriting, worthy

• Bulgarian: заслужаващ (bg) (zaslužavašt)
• Catalan: mereixedor (ca)

• Spanish: merecedor (es)

Antonyms

• undeserving

Noun

deserving (plural deservings)

1. desert, merit
   • Jonathan Swift

     A person of great deservings from the republic.

Translations

desert, merit

• Bulgarian: заслуга (bg) (zasluga), достойнство (bg) (dostojnstvo)

Verb

deserving

1. Present participle of deserve.