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
Then the mother, addressing her daughter Satyavati, said:—'O daughter, as I am deserving of greater consideration from thee than thy husband, do thou obey my words.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
I am doing more harm in this thing than I am deserving good.
From Letters of Catherine Benincasa by Saint of Siena Catherine
