English verb: deserve | |||
| 1. | deserve (stative) be worthy or deserving | ||
| Samples | You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done. | ||
| Synonyms | merit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | have it coming | ||