Definitions for: Deserve


[v] be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates highly"



Webster (1913) Definition: De*serve" (d[-e]*z[~e]rv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Deserved; p. pr. & vb. n. Deserving.] [OF. deservir,
desservir, to merit, L. deservire to serve zealously, be
devoted to; de- + servire to serve. See Serve.]
1. To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either
good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the
laborer deserves his wages; a work of value deserves
praise.

God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity
deserveth. --Job xi. 6.

John Gay deserved to be a favorite. --Thackeray.

Encouragement is not held out to things that deserve
reprehension. --Burke.

2. To serve; to treat; to benefit. [Obs.]

A man that hath So well deserved me. --Massinger.


De*serve" (d[-e]*z[~e]rv"), v. i.
To be worthy of recompense; -- usually with ill or with well.

One man may merit or deserve of another. --South.

Synonyms: merit, rate

See Also: be

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