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Meanings of merited in English

Spanish
digno

Properly deserved.

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digno
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Examples for "deserved"
Examples for "deserved"
1
Labour's acting health spokesperson David Clark said young New Zealanders deserved better.
Radio NZ
2
He deserved way more to win today than me, the Bulgarian said.
Reuters
3
Lisbeth would have no problem using violence against somebody who deserved it.
The girl who played with fire
4
Ganim supporters on Tuesday said the former mayor deserved a second chance.
Reuters
5
The Sea Eagles deserved the victory with their defensive effort first rate.
The Guardian
Usage of merited in English
1
In Ireland the case merited only a short story in this newspaper.
The Irish Times
2
Yes; he certainly merited it; yet I could not do that either.
The Darrow Enigma
3
Had Cardiff earned a point, however, it would not have been merited.
The Guardian
4
He added that further reductions in the rate were possible if merited.
Reuters
5
He sunk into merited disgrace in the estimation of the whole community.
The Child at Home: The Principles of Filial Duty, Familiarly Ill...
6
A new Breakingviews calculator shows something much closer to earth is merited.
Reuters
7
How well the sobriquet was merited will be seen in the sequel.
The Deerslayer
8
The player accepted his actions merited the award of a red card.
The Guardian
9
It decided the offence merited a top-level entry in terms of premeditation.
The Guardian
10
Once more he had merited the name of bravest of the brave.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2)
11
I accorded you far more respect than you merited, as an opponent.
Ghost Story
12
Thus, further investigations into charged hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering is merited.
Pubmed
13
A Washington journalist has this well-merited compliment to say of the veteran:
Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1889
14
If applause is merited, it should be given in a refined manner.
Etiquette
15
Another set-play, a free-kick, triggered the opening goal St Mirren fully merited.
The Guardian
16
After a bitter breakup, emotions are raw and anger is often merited.
Ebony
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Merited through the time
Merited across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common