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serve
Third Person
deserves
Present Participle
deserving
Past Tense
deserved
Past Participle
deserved
1
to do a particular thing or have the qualities needed for being punished or rewarded
transitive
- After completing the project ahead of schedule, she deserved the recognition and praise from her team.
- Failing to follow the rules, he deserved the consequence of being temporarily suspended from the team.
- The hardworking employee deserved the bonus for exceeding the sales targets.
- The dishonest actions of the employee deserved disciplinary action from the company.
- Despite facing challenges, the dedicated student deserved the scholarship for academic excellence.
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