merit 1
verbdomain: v state
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
be worthy or deserving
Examples
- 1.You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done
Hypernym
be 1
verb
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
EnglishDerivationally related form
meritable 1
adjective
deserving reward or praise
merit 2
noun
the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
Hyponym
have it coming 1
verb
deserve (either good or bad)
