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Meanings of deserve in inglês

português
valer
catalão
ser digne de
espanhol
merecer

To earn or merit a reward.

valer
Usage of deserve in inglês
1
Often children ask what did the victims do to deserve what happened.
Ebony
2
In particular, children whose mothers are infected with HIV deserve special attention.
Pubmed
3
They deserve modern, fit-for-purpose facilities that support high quality services, he said.
Radio NZ
4
These issues and child abuse victims deserve better from our media organisations.
The Guardian
5
The issues involved deserve a serious airing in the general election campaign.
The Irish Times
6
Young people deserve far better than the failed referendum on the presidency.
The Irish Times
7
I deserve an answer, an explanation, said a 30-year-old clerk surnamed Law.
Reuters
8
We don't deserve to qualify for Europe, based on that, Baxter said.
The Guardian
9
And licence fee payers' deserve to know what action will be taken.
The Daily Telegraph
10
Relax your mind and let your body be free; you deserve it.
Ebony
11
And despite your earlier unruliness, I believe you deserve a reward today.
Shadows Return
12
They deserve much more discussion in the debate on the Nice Treaty.
The Irish Times
13
Without well-trained teachers, children lose out on the quality education they deserve.
The Irish Times
14
If the question were resources, the spies would deserve a fair hearing.
The Guardian
15
Yet viewers obviously deserve to see their public representatives looking smartly groomed.
The Irish Times
16
Both parties in Washington agree that these Americans deserve some federal help.
NY Magazine
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português
valermerecer
espanhol
merecer
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Deserve across language varieties
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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