deserve

🇺🇸 /dɪˈzɜːrv/ 🇬🇧 /dɪˈzɜːv/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
verb
B2

to be worthy of something because of your actions or qualities

She worked hard and deserves a promotion.

translation

v. to be worthy of something because of your actions or qualities

Word Forms

3rd Present deserves
Past deserved
Perfect deserved
Progressive deserving