merit
noun
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
merited
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past participleof merit.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof merit.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
meritnounclaim to respect and praise; excellence; worth. -
a word derived from
merit.
meritnounclaim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
Example Sentences
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The referee used the video assistant referee to review the play and determined it merited a red card.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
This latter group included people with the good sense and courage to express disagreement with the president and urge caution when it was merited.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Sentencing, Sheriff Watson accepted Crampsie had a "lesser degree of culpability" but said her decision was "reckless" and it merited a jail sentence.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Another reason: Dealers increase implied volatility more than is merited to provide themselves with a margin of safety for having to make a market amid murky conditions.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
Even at war, soldiers of the crown hardly merited that term, which belonged to ancient battles and bloodcurdling cries.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
