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First Known Use of deserving
14th century
deserving
Definition of deserving
1 : having good qualities that deserve praise, support, etc. : meritorious, worthy rewarding deserving workers scholarships for deserving students
2 : appropriately having or being given something specified —used with of a proposal deserving of support [=a proposal that deserves support] a criminal deserving of punishment
deservingly
adverbdeservingness
nounExamples of deserving in a Sentence
He's a very deserving young man.
The church provides aid to deserving families.
First Known Use of deserving
1549
DESERVING Defined for English Language Learners
deserving
Definition of deserving for English Language Learners
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: having good qualities that deserve praise, support, etc.
DESERVING Defined for Kids
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