DESERVING Meaning of DESERVING in English adj.VERBS▪ be , seemADVERB▪ very▪ equally▪All the causes seem equally ~. PREPOSITION▪ of▪the areas most ~ of study Deserving is used with these nouns: ↑ cause Oxford Collocations English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний . 2012