deserve

  • 21deserve — [c]/dəˈzɜv / (say duh zerv) verb (deserved, deserving) –verb (t) 1. to merit (reward, punishment, esteem, etc.) in return for actions, qualities, etc. –verb (i) 2. to be worthy of recompense. {Middle English deserve(n), from Old French deservir,… …

  • 22deserve — see none but the brave deserve the fair a civil question deserves a civil answer one good turn deserves another …

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  • 23deserve — v.tr. (often foll. by to + infin.) show conduct or qualities worthy of (reward, punishment, etc.) (deserves to be imprisoned; deserves a prize). Phrases and idioms: deserve well (or ill) of be worthy of good (or bad) treatment at the hands of… …

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  • 24Deserve the Future Tour — World tour by Them Crooked Vultures Associated album Them Crooked Vultures Start date August 9, 2009 (2009 08 09) End date July& …

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  • 25deserve a medal — spoken phrase used for saying that you think someone has dealt with a difficult situation very well Thesaurus: ways of praising someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: deserve …

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  • 26deserve better — deserve better/more/ phrase to be worth better things or better treatment than you are getting He’s worked very hard for the company and deserves better. Thesaurus: deserving and deservedsynonym to buy somethingsynonym …

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  • 27deserve more — deserve better/more/ phrase to be worth better things or better treatment than you are getting He’s worked very hard for the company and deserves better. Thesaurus: deserving and deservedsynonym to buy somethingsynonym …

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  • 28deserve credit — deserve praise or thanks, give her credit    David deserves credit for finding the lost keys. Thank you, boy …

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  • 29deserve — verb /dɪˈzəːv,dɪˈzəɹv/ To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have. After playing so well, the team really deserved their win. Syn: merit See Also: desert, serve somebody right …

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  • 30deserve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. merit, be worthy of, be entitled to. See justice. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. merit, be worthy of, earn, be deserving, earn as due compensation, lay claim to, have the right to, be given one s due, be… …

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