undeserve
undeserve verb: to fail to deserve, to be unworthy of.
Verb
undeserve (third-person singular simple present undeserves, present participle undeserving, simple past and past participle undeserved)
- To fail to deserve, to be unworthy of
- With fair equality, fraternal state,
Will arrogate dominion undeserved
Over his brethren, and quite dispossess
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- With fair equality, fraternal state,
Forms of undeserve
| third-person singular present | undeserves |
|---|---|
| present participle | undeserving |
| past participle | undeserved |
| past | undeserved |
Origin of undeserve
From un- + deserve.
Questions about undeserve
- What does undeserve mean?
- Undeserve means to fail to deserve, to be unworthy of.
- What part of speech is undeserve?
- Undeserve is a verb.
- What is the past tense of undeserve?
- The past tense of undeserve is undeserved.
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