Pronunciation
How to pronounce “deserves”
“deserves” is pronounced /dɪzɜːvz/ — 2 syllables.
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deserves
/dɪzɜːvz/
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2 syllables. Stress the 'ɜːvz' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
be worthy or deserving
“You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done”
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