deserve
part of speech
verb (deserve, deserves, deserved, deserving)
meaning for a pupil
1) If you deserve something, you should get it because of what you have done or what you are like. tree →
2) It can be used for good things (a reward) or bad things (a punishment). tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and fairness «deserve» is about what is fair: «You worked hard, you deserve a break.» Everyone deserves respect and kindness, whatever they look like. In stories, characters get what they deserve: the greedy villain is caught, the kind hero is rewarded. In sport, «they deserved to win» means they played better.
examples
- then it shall be, if the wicked man deserve to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to the measure of his wickedness, by number. (Torah DEU.25.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- As the LORD liveth, ye deserve to die, because ye have not kept watch over your lord, the LORD'S anointed. (Prophets 1SA.26.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- For all my father's house were deserving of death at the hand of my lord the king; yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. (Prophets 2SA.19.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, seeing that Thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such a remnant, (Writings EZR.9.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- You've tidied your room, so you deserve a treat. tree →
- She deserved the prize for her amazing painting. tree →
- Everyone deserves to be treated kindly. tree →
- The team played well and deserved to win. tree →
- Nobody deserves to be bullied. tree →
- What did I do to deserve this? tree →
- After a long walk, we deserved a rest. tree →
- And I deserve it, as usual! tree →
note
Regular verb: deserved, deserving. Followed by a noun (deserve a medal) or «to» + verb (deserve to win). Not used in «-ing» continuous form usually (say «you deserve», not «you are deserving it»). «Deserving» as adjective = worthy. Do not confuse with «desert» (a dry land) or «dessert» (pudding).
In the corpora
- Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he deserveth to die.'
- As the LORD liveth, ye deserve to die, because ye have not kept watch over your lord, the LORD'S anointed.
- Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
- Young famous people, like teenage TV actors, deserve even more privacy, because they are still children.
- Child YouTubers are still children; their money and homes are private and they deserve protection.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «deserve» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.