deserves

de-serves · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Third person singular present tense of deserve; is worthy of or entitled to something.

  2. 2.

    Merits a particular outcome, whether positive or negative.

Related words

See also: deserve, deserved, deserving
Synonyms: earns, merits, warrants

Etymology

Third person singular form of deserve, from Old French deservir meaning "to serve well."