v., -served, -serv·ing, -serves.

v.tr.

To be worthy of; merit. See synonyms at earn¹.

v.intr.

To be worthy or deserving.

[Middle English deserven, from Old French deservir, from Latin dēservīre, to serve zealously : dē-, intensive pref.; see de– + servīre, to serve; see serve.]

verb

To acquire as a result of one's behavior or effort: earn, gain, get, merit, win. Informal rate. See get/lose.

v

Definition: earn
Antonyms: be unworthy of

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IN BRIEF: To have a right to.

It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them. — Mark Twin.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fortjene
v. intr. - være fortjenstfuld

idioms:

• get what you deserve    få hvad man fortjener

Nederlands (Dutch)
verdienen, recht hebben op

Français (French)
v. tr. - mériter, être digne de
v. intr. - mériter, être digne de

idioms:

• get what one deserves    obtenir ce qu'on mérite

Deutsch (German)
v. - verdienen

idioms:

• get what one deserves    es nicht besser/nicht anders verdienen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δικαιούμαι, αξίζω, μου αξίζει, μου πρέπει

idioms:

• get what you deserve    παίρνω ό, τι μου αξίζει

Italiano (Italian)
meritare

idioms:

• get what you deserve    ricevere quel che si merita

Português (Portuguese)
v. - merecer

idioms:

• get what you deserve    receber o que merece

Русский (Russian)
заслуживать

idioms:

• get what you deserve    получи по заслугам

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - merecer, ser digno de
v. intr. - merecer, ser digno de

idioms:

• get what one deserves    llevarse su merecido, obtener lo que uno merece

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förtjäna, vara värd

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
应受, 该得, 应受赏

idioms:

• get what you deserve    罪有应得, 得到了你应得到的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 應受, 該得
v. intr. - 應受賞

idioms:

• get what you deserve    罪有應得, 得到了你應得到的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 마땅히 ~할 만하다
v. intr. - ~에 상당하다, 가치가 있다

idioms:

• get what you deserve    일어난 나쁜 일을 기억하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 値する

idioms:

• get what you deserve    当然のものを得る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يستحق, يستاهل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮היה ראוי ל-, גילה תכונות או התנהגות ראויים‬
v. intr. - ‮היה ראוי ל-‬

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