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deserveto have earned or to be given something because of the way you have behaved or the qualities you have

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to have earned or to be given something because of the way you have behaved or the qualities you have

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪˈzɜːrv/

Korean meaning: ~을 받을 자격이 있다, 마땅히 받아야 하다

Korean pronunciation: 디-저브 (강세: 저브)

Example Sentences

  • My cat thinks he deserves five meals a day just for being cute.
  • Students who cheat on exams deserve to fail.
  • After cleaning the entire house, I deserve a Netflix marathon.

deserve

VERB

//dɪˈzɜːrv//

to have earned or to be given something because of the way you have behaved or the qualities you have

deserve concept
💡 Concept

to have earned or to be given something because of the way you have behaved or the qualities you have

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🎵 Rhyme

Those who serve with passion deserve to preserve their dreams!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪˈzɜːrv/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪˈzɜːv/

🌳Etymology

Prefixde--
Rootserve

Origin

라틴어 'deservire'에서 유래되었습니다. 'de-(완전히)'와 'servire(섬기다)'가 합쳐져 '완전히 섬기다' 즉 '충실히 봉사하다'라는 의미에서 시작되어 현재의 '자격이 있다'는 의미로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

servepreservereserveobserve
serve
preserve
reserve
observe

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📝Examples

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My cat thinks he deserves five meals a day just for being cute.

Students who cheat on exams deserve to fail.

😄 Fun example

After cleaning the entire house, I deserve a Netflix marathon.

Hard-working employees deserve better working conditions.

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My phone battery dies so fast, it deserves an award for worst performance.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

meritearnwarrantbe entitled tobe worthy of

Antonyms

forfeitloseundeserving

Related

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