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    [Verb]  | "de*serve" | \ di-ˈzərv \


    1: to be worthy of : merit

    2: to be worthy, fit, or suitable for some reward or requital

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English deserven, disserven "to be worthy of, attain what one deserves," borrowed from Anglo-French deservir, desservir, deserver "to deserve, merit, earn, be entitled to" (also continental Old & Middle French), going back to Medieval Latin dēservīre "to serve, officiate (at mass), hold land by service, earn, deserve," going back to Latin, "to spend one's time in, devote oneself (to pursuits, interests), be submissive to, comply with," from dē- {see: |de-|de-} + servīre "to perform duties for (a master) in the capacity of a slave, act in subservience, be at the service of" {mat|serve:1|};

    [Idiom]  | "deserve a medal" 


    1: to have done something very good and impressive

    [Verb]  | "deserve" 


    1: to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment);


      * e.g., " ... the team really deserved that victory after the way they played "



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     [ "deserve" ]

    1: An expression for when someone gets what they deserve. A shorter way of saying “They got what they deserved” or “They deserved that”.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: I contracted an STD from sleeping around Person 2: HAHAHA deserve! 

     [ "deserve" ]

    1: to be worthy of, esteem or something of value

      * e.g.,  ... spoiled teen on MTV: " Oh, my sweet sixteen cost more than my parents wedding, but I deserved it!!" 

     [ "Deserving" ]

    1: worthy of being treated in a particular way, typically of being given assistance.

      * e.g.,  ... If anyone is deserving it's me 

     [ "deservant" ]

    1: 1 (800) Call-Turk. Ask for Donald. He has the answer.

      * e.g.,  ... "That is deservant!" Donald Faison said. "It's Latin." 

     [ "deserval" ]

    1: Noun: Something that you had coming. Something that was deserved. The noun form of deserve.

      * e.g.,  ... 'Why did you fart on me?' 

     [ "deservation" ]

    1: Like a right, but you've earned it. A just reward.

      * e.g.,  ... Why should I give you the day off? Hey man, I wrote 2000 lines of code yesterday. A day off, that's my deservation. 

     [ "deservement" ]

    1: a) what one deserves b) what one is worthy of deserving

      * e.g.,  ... 1) He died a slow death of leprosy which was nothing less than his deservement 

     [ "Deservation" ]

    1: The most awesome of all things hardcore!!!

      * e.g.,  ...  the band Deservation is awesome!!! 

     [ "deserved better" ]

    1: to merit, be qualified for, or have a claim to (reward, assistance, punishment, etc.) because of actions, qualities, or situation: to deserve exile; to deserve charity; a theory that deserves consideration. verb (used without object), deserved, deserving.

      * e.g.,  ... tmr characters deserved better 

     [ "deserves a medal" ]

    1: deserves a medal, (he or she)

      * e.g.,  ... "Paul cleaned out the gutter for me, that man deserves a medal." 

     [ "deserves a medal" ]

    2: A constant hard worker.

     [ "deserves a medal" ]

    3: "You deserve a medal" is a commendation to someone for doing something oneself would not like to have done.

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