deserving

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɜː(r)vɪŋ

Adjective

deserving (comparative more deserving, superlative most deserving)

worthy of reward or praise; meritorious
the deserving poor
meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)

Antonyms

undeserving

Translations

worthy of reward or praise

Bulgarian: похвален (bg) (pohvalen), достоен (bg) (dostoen)
Dutch: loffelijk (nl)
Latin: dignus (la)

Norman: méthitouaithe
Tagalog: tampat

meriting, worthy

Bulgarian: заслужаващ (bg) (zaslužavašt)
Catalan: mereixedor
German: verdient (de)

Latin: dignus (la)
Spanish: merecedor (es)
Tagalog: tampat

Noun

deserving (plural deservings)

desert, merit
- Jonathan Swift
  A person of great deservings from the republic.

Translations

desert, merit

Bulgarian: заслуга (bg) (zasluga), достойнство (bg) (dostojnstvo)

Verb

deserving

present participle of deserve

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