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deserving en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈzɝvɪŋ/ (General-American)
  • /dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. Worthy of reward or praise; meritorious.
    • the deserving poor
  2. Meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)
    • In the midst of a world war many centenaries pass unnoticed, but one which fell on August 2, namely, the opening of Fenchurch Street station, is deserving of record. 1941 September, “Notes and News: The London & Blackwall Cable Railway”, in Railway Magazine, pages 424–425:

Forms

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most deserving Degree=Sup lexicographic
more deserving Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

undeserving

Deriveds

deservingly · deservingness · undeserving · nondeserving

Translations (21)

es merecedor (meriting, worthy) · hi पात्र (worthy of reward or praise) · bg достоен (worthy of reward or praise) · la dignus (meriting, worthy) · uk гі́дний (worthy of reward or praise) · nrf méthitouaithe (worthy of reward or praise) · bg похвален (worthy of reward or praise) · uk схва́льний (worthy of reward or praise) · la dignus (worthy of reward or praise) · pt merecedor (meriting, worthy) · eo inda (meriting, worthy) · uk заслу́жений (meriting, worthy) · ca mereixedor (meriting, worthy) · nl loffelijk (worthy of reward or praise) · de verdient (meriting, worthy) · gl merecedor (meriting, worthy) · hi योग्य (worthy of reward or praise) · tl tampat (worthy of reward or praise) · bg заслужаващ (meriting, worthy) · tl tampat (meriting, worthy) · es digno (meriting, worthy)

deserving en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈzɝvɪŋ/ (General-American)
  • /dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. desert, merit
    • I here understand that value which every man puts upon his own deservings from the publick 1711, Jonathan Swift, The Examiner, Number 30:

Forms

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deservings Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (2)

bg заслуга (desert, merit) · bg достойнство (desert, merit)

deserving en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈzɝvɪŋ/ (General-American)
  • /dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of deserve
    form of deserve