Found 3 items, similar to deserving.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: deserving berjasa, patut ditolong
English → English (WordNet) Definition: deserving deserving adj : having sufficient worth; “an idea worth considering”; “a cause deserving or meriting support”; “the deserving poor” (often used ironically) [syn: deserving(p), meriting(p), worth(p)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Deserving Deserving \De*serv"ing\, n. Desert; merit. [1913 Webster] A person of great deservings from the republic. --Swift. [1913 Webster] Deserve \De*serve"\ (d[-e]*z[~e]rv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deserved; p. pr. & vb. n. Deserving.] [OF. deservir, desservir, to merit, L. deservire to serve zealously, be devoted to; de- + servire to serve. See Serve.] 1. To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the laborer deserves his wages; a work of value deserves praise. [1913 Webster] God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. --Job xi. 6. [1913 Webster] John Gay deserved to be a favorite. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] Encouragement is not held out to things that deserve reprehension. --Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. To serve; to treat; to benefit. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A man that hath So well deserved me. --Massinger. [1913 Webster] Deserving \De*serv"ing\, a. Meritorious; worthy; as, a deserving person or act. -- De*serv"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]