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.)

Antonyms

• undeserving

Translations

worthy of reward or praise

• Bulgarian: похвален (bg) (pohvalen), достоен (bg) (dostoen)
• Dutch: loffelijk (nl)
• Latin: dignus (la)
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• Norman: méthitouaithe
• Tagalog: tampat

meriting, worthy

• Bulgarian: заслужаващ (bg) (zaslužavašt)
• Catalan: mereixedor
• German: verdient (de)
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• Latin: dignus (la)
• Spanish: merecedor (es)
• Tagalog: tampat

Noun

deserving (plural deservings)

1. desert, merit
   • (Can we date this quote by Jonathan Swift and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     A person of great deservings from the republic.

Translations

desert, merit

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

deserving

1. present participle of deserve