deserving

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈzɜːrvɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈzɝvɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di zûr′ving)

From the verb deserve: (⇒ conjugate)
deserving is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
deserving adj (worthy)merecedor/a adj
  digno/a adj
 Congratulations on winning the award; I can think of nobody more deserving.
 Felicitaciones por ganar, no puedo pensar en nadie más merecedor del premio.
deserving of [sth] adj + prep (meriting, worthy of)merecedor de adj + prep
  digno de adj + prep
 The author is deserving of all the recognition he has received.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
deserve [sth]⇒ vtr (merit)merecer⇒ vtr
  (AmL)ameritar⇒ vtr
 She deserves a pay rise. She has worked really hard.
 Ella merece un aumento. Ha trabajado realmente duro.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
deserve [sth] vtr (merit [sth] bad)merecer⇒ vtr
  tener merecido loc verb
  ganarse⇒ v prnl
 He deserves to be yelled at for doing what he did!
 ¡Merece que le griten después de lo que hizo!
deserve [sth/sb]⇒ vtr (be worthy of)merecer a vtr + prep
  merecer⇒ vtr
 My daughter is a wonderful woman. Do you really think you deserve her?
 Mi hija es una mujer maravillosa. ¿Crees de verdad que la mereces?
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
deserve | deserving
InglésEspañol
get what you deserve v expr (for good actions)recibir lo que se merece loc verb
 If you follow the rules and obey all guidelines, you will get what you deserve.
 Si sigues las reglas y obtienes buenos resultados, recibirás lo que te mereces.
get what you deserve v expr (for bad actions)recibir su merecido loc verb
 If you deliberately break the rules and disregard authority, you will get what you deserve.
 Si incumples las normas, recibirás tu merecido.
you deserve it expr (it is fair for you to have it)te lo mereces expr
  lo tienes merecido expr
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'deserving' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
blamable - blameworthy - blessed - commendably - despicable - despicably - due for - guiltily - laureate - meritorious - newsworthy - noteworthiness - pathetically - pitiably - pitifully - praiseworthiness - praiseworthy - reprehensible - respectability - to your credit - untrustworthy - unworthy - worthiness - worthy - worthy of
Spanish:
merecimiento - acreedor - digno - digno de admiración - merecedor - pundonoroso


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