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Adjective: deserving  di'zur-ving
  1. Worthy of being treated in a particular way
    "the deserving poor";
    - worth
Verb: deserve  di'zurv
  1. Be worthy or deserving
    "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done";
    - merit

See also: worthy

Type of: be

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