adj
Meaning 1
fair; merited.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: undeserved
Standard Lemma guide
deserved
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˈzɜːvd/
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General-American: /dɪˈzɝvd/
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CMU ARPABET: D IH0 Z ER1 V D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of deserve
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
properly deserved
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a merited success
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: merited
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: merecido — Translations
Real reading context