deserving
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /dɪˈzɝvɪŋ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vɪŋ
- Hyphenation: de‧serv‧ing
Adjective edit
deserving (comparative more deserving, superlative most deserving)
- worthy of reward or praise; meritorious
- the deserving poor
- meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)
- 1941 September, “Notes and News: The London & Blackwall Cable Railway”, in Railway Magazine, pages 424–425:
- In the midst of a world war many centenaries pass unnoticed, but one which fell on August 2, namely, the opening of Fenchurch Street station, is deserving of record.
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
worthy of reward or praise
meriting, worthy
Noun edit
deserving (plural deservings)
- 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
Translations edit
desert, merit
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Verb edit
deserving
- present participle and gerund of deserve