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deserve
deserve is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses
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- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2transitive verb
To serve; to treat; to benefit.
- 3intransitive verb
To be worthy of recompense; -- usually with ill or with well.
- 4verb
be worthy or deserving
"You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"
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