deserve
verb /dɪˈzɜːv/
/dɪˈzɜːrv/
not used in the progressive tensesVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they deserve | /dɪˈzɜːv/ /dɪˈzɜːrv/ |
| he / she / it deserves | /dɪˈzɜːvz/ /dɪˈzɜːrvz/ |
| past simple deserved | /dɪˈzɜːvd/ /dɪˈzɜːrvd/ |
| past participle deserved | /dɪˈzɜːvd/ /dɪˈzɜːrvd/ |
| past simple deserving | /dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ/ /dɪˈzɜːrvɪŋ/ |
| past participle deserving | /dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ/ /dɪˈzɜːrvɪŋ/ |
- to do something or show qualities that mean a particular reaction, reward or punishment is appropriate
- deserve something You deserve a rest after all that hard work.
- The report deserves careful consideration.
- This idea deserves more attention.
- One player in particular deserves a mention.
- England deserve tremendous credit for the way they played
- to deserve praise/respect
- What have I done to deserve this?
- He finally received the recognition that he so richly deserved.
- deserve to do something They didn't deserve to win.
- He deserves to be locked up for ever for what he did.
- deserve doing something Several other points deserve mentioning.
Extra Examples- She deserves some reward for all her hard work.
- This hotel fully deserves its four-star grading.
- His work received only a tiny mention in the journal; he deserves better.
- It's true she made a mistake but she hardly deserves to lose her job.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- certainly
- definitely
- really
- …
- for
- deserve better
- well deserved
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French deservir, from Latin deservire ‘serve well or zealously’.
Idioms
somebody deserves a medal
- (informal) used to say that you admire somebody because they have done something difficult or unpleasant
- She deserves a medal for teaching those 5-year-olds all day!
- You really deserve a medal!
get what you deserve | deserve all/everything you get | deserve what's coming (to you)
- (informal) used to say that you think somebody has earned the bad things that happen to them
- He did wrong, and he got what he deserved.
- Let's just say they deserve what's coming to them.
one good turn deserves another
- (saying) you should help somebody who has helped you