deserving

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /dɪˈzɝvɪŋ/
• (RP) IPA: /dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ/

Adjective

deserving

1. worthy of reward or praise; meritorious

   the deserving poor

2. meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)

Antonyms

• undeserving

Translations

• German: verdient
• Spanish: merecedor

Noun

deserving (plural deservings)

1. desert, merit
   • 1711, Jonathan Swift, The Examiner, Number 30

     I ​here understand that value which every man puts upon his own deservings from the publick

Verb

1. present participle of deserve#English|deserve

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