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

Definitions

1. transitive 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.
2. transitive verb. To serve; to treat; to benefit.
3. intransitive verb. To be worthy of recompense; -- usually with ill or with well.
4. verb. be worthy or deserving

   "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"

   Synonyms: merit

Synonyms

merit

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in deserve:

severed

Common word forms

deserved, deserver, deserves, deserving, deserveless

Words from these letters

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