Deserve Deserves Past Hard Work I Simple Verb

• you deserve a rest after all that hard work.
• the report deserves careful consideration.
• one player in particular deserves a mention.
• what have i done to deserve this?

deserve

1. if somebody/something deserves something, it is right that they should have it, because of the way they have behaved or because of what they are
• You deserve a rest after all that hard work.
• The report deserves careful consideration.
• One player in particular deserves a mention.
• What have I done to deserve this?
• They didn't deserve to win.
• He deserves to be locked up for ever for what he did.
• Several other points deserve mentioning.
2. used to say that you admire somebody because they have done something difficult or unpleasant
• She deserves a medal for teaching those 5-year-olds all day!
3. used to say that you think somebody has earned the bad things that happen to them
4. you should help somebody who has helped you

Extra Examples

• He finally received the recognition that he so richly deserved.
• His work received only a tiny mention in the journal; he deserves better.
• It’s true she made a mistake but she hardly deserves to lose her job.
• Philip’s efforts clearly deserve praise.
• She deserves some reward for all her hard work.
• This hotel fully deserves its four-star grading.
• You really deserve a medal!
• They didn’t deserve to win.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they deserve
• he / she / it deserves
• past simple deserved
• past participle deserved
• past simple deserving
• past participle deserving

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French deservir, from Latin deservire ‘serve well or zealously’.