deserve
verb (used with object)
to merit, be qualified for, or have a claim to (reward, assistance, punishment, etc.) because of actions, qualities, or situation.
am deserving
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present progressiveof deserve (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Today, my happiness and my comfort – being able to love myself and see I am deserving of love – really matter to me.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 29, 2017
“I am deserving of everything you said,” August said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2017
I would say that I am deserving of a chance to fight Cassius Clay for the heavyweight title.
From Time Magazine Archive
I know how little I am deserving of your clemency.
From Love-at-Arms by Rafael Sabatini
I come out under a first-rate chaperon, and at once am established into the regions of fashion—Prove that I am deserving of my promotion.
From Japhet, in Search of a Father by Frederick Marryat
