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méritant
/me.ʁi.tɑ̃/
deserving
Il est un employé méritant.
He is a deserving employee.
formal
Worthy of reward or recognition due to good qualities or actions.
Son travail acharné en fait un étudiant méritant.
His hard work makes him a deserving student.
Often used to praise someone's efforts or qualities.
Collocations
un employé méritanta deserving employeeun étudiant méritanta deserving student
Pro Tip
Formal Usage
Use 'méritant' to formally recognize someone's achievements or efforts.
Word Origin
From Old French 'meriter', from Latin 'meritāre' (to deserve).
Usage Notes
Commonly used in formal contexts to acknowledge someone's efforts or qualities.
Word Breakdown
mérit-
deserve
root-ant
present participle suffix
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