Adjective deserved has 1 sense
- deserved, due - proper and appropriate; fitting; "richly deserved punishment"; "due esteem"
Antonym: unmerited (indirect, via merited)
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Verb deserve has 1 sense
- deserve, merit - be worthy or deserving; "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"
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Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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