English-Danish translations for deserve

• fortjene
  Den fortjener en lysere fremtid. It deserves sunnier prospects.
  Europæerne fortjener intet mindre. Europeans deserve nothing less.
  Det har brug for og fortjener demokrati. It needs and deserves democracy.

Definition of deserve

• To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have
• To earn, win
• To reward, to give in return for service
• To serve; to treat; to benefit

Examples

• After playing so well, the team really deserved their win
• After what he did, he deserved to go to prison
• This argument deserves a closer examination.

Related words

• deserved
• well-deserved
• undeserved
• deservedly
• one good turn deserves another