Polyglot Dictionary

merecer

/meɾeˈseɾ/

verb B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
merezco
preterite (yo)
merecí
past participle
merecido

Meaning

  1. to deserve

    • Te mereces un descanso.

      You deserve a rest.

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

mériter

mériter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to deserve."

Portuguese

merecer

merecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to deserve."

Practice

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