deserve
US /dɪˈzɝv/
Definition
be worthy or deserving
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The whole team deserves a reward for finishing the project early.
Synonyms
- meritany admirable quality or attribute
- warranta writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
Collocations
- Easy you deserve a resta collocation phrase: you deserve a rest
- Medium deserve praise for hard workto deserve praise for hard work, meaning to be worthy or deserving
- Hard deserve serious consideration by trusteesto deserve serious consideration by trustees, meaning to be worthy or deserving
- Very Hard deserve credit where credit is dueto deserve credit where credit is due, meaning to be worthy or deserving
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.