Adjective deserving has 1 sense
- deserving, meriting, worth - having sufficient worth; "an idea worth considering"; "a cause deserving or meriting support"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically)
Antonym: unworthy (indirect, via worthy)
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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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