What does "deserve" mean?

To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.

What is a synonym for "deserve"?

Common synonyms include: merit, be worthy of, brook, deserted, earn, garner.

//dɪˈzɜːv// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Verb

1
To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have. transitive
"After playing so well, the team really deserved their win."
2
be worthy or deserving wordnet
3
To earn, win. obsolete
"That gentle Lady, whom I loue and serue, / After long suit and weary seruicis, / Did aske me, how I could her loue deserue, / And how she might be sure, that I would neuer swerue."
4
To reward, to give in return for service. obsolete
"Gramercy saide the kynge / & I lyue sir Lambegus I shal deserue hit / And thenne sir Lambegus armed hym / and rode after as fast as he myghte"
5
To serve; to treat; to benefit. obsolete
"c. 1619–22, Philip Massinger and John Fletcher, A Very Woman A man that hath / So well deserved me."