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заслуживать

deserve

Meaning of заслуживать

to deserve something good or bad because of your actions

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Russian[zəsˈluʐɨvətʲ]
deserve
заслуживать - deserve
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заслуживать with English translation

заслуживать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

You deserve a chance to explain yourself.

Ты заслуживаешь шанса всё объяснить.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

They deserve better treatment after all that.

Они заслуживают лучшего отношения после всего этого.

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заслуживать belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

заслуживатьdeserve
готовитьcook
менятьchange
завязыватьtie
следоватьfollow
убиратьremove
ощущатьсяfeel

заслуживать synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between заслуживать / стоить / достойный / удостаиваться / заслужить

З
🇷🇺Russian
заслуживать

The main neutral verb meaning to get something as a result of your actions or qualities.

B1Very Often
С
🇷🇺Russian
стоить

In this sense it is a bit bookish or evaluative: “to be worthy of” or “to be worth”; it often sounds like a judgment of a person or action.

B1Often
Д
🇷🇺Russian
достойный

Not a verb but an adjective: means “deserving” or “worthy”; used to describe a person or thing.

B1Often
У
🇷🇺Russian
удостаиваться

Bookish and more formal: “to be granted something as an honor or recognition,” usually by other people or an organization.

B1Rarely
З
🇷🇺Russian
заслужить

Perfective aspect: emphasizes the result — to “earn/merit” something, at a specific moment or as a completed outcome.

B1Very Often

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How to pronounce заслуживать and what this word means

заслуживать means deserve. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce заслуживать

[zəsˈluʐɨvətʲ]

заслуживать translation

deserve

заслуживать examples

You deserve a chance to explain yourself.

заслуживать transcription

[zəsˈluʐɨvətʲ]

Questions about this word

заслуживать meaning: what does it mean?

получать что-то хорошее или плохое по заслугам

заслуживать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

заслуживать is pronounced as [zəsˈluʐɨvətʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

заслуживать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

You deserve a chance to explain yourself. Translation: Ты заслуживаешь шанса всё объяснить.

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