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mer·it M0230300 (mĕr′ĭt)n.1. a. Superior quality or worth; excellence: a proposal of some merit; an ill-advised plan without merit.b. A quality deserving praise or approval; virtue: a store having the merit of being open late.2. Demonstrated ability or achievement: promotions based on merit alone.3. often merits An aspect of character or behavior deserving approval or disapproval: judging people according to their merits.4. In various religions, spiritual credit granted for good works.5. meritsa. Law The factors to be considered in making a substantive decision in a case, independent of procedural or technical aspects: a trial on the merits.b. The factual content of a matter, apart from emotional, contextual, or formal considerations.v. mer·it·ed, mer·it·ing, mer·its v.tr. To earn; deserve. See Synonyms at earn.v.intr. To be worthy or deserving: Pupils are rewarded or corrected, as they merit.
[Middle English, from Old French merite, reward or punishment, from Latin meritum, from neuter past participle of merēre, to deserve; see (s)mer- in Indo-European roots.]
mer′it·less adj.merit (ˈmɛrɪt) n1. worth or superior quality; excellence: work of great merit. 2. (often plural) a deserving or commendable quality or act: judge him on his merits. 3. (Theology) Christianity spiritual credit granted or received for good works4. the fact or state of deserving; desert5. an obsolete word for rewardvb, -its, -iting or -ited (tr) to be worthy of; deserve: he merits promotion. [C13: via Old French from Latin meritum reward, desert, from merēre to deserve] ˈmerited adj ˈmeritless adjmer•it (ˈmɛr ɪt)
n. 1. claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth. 2. something that deserves praise or reward; commendable quality or act: Its chief merit is sincerity. 3. merits, the inherent rights and wrongs of a matter unobscured by procedural details, personal feelings, etc. 4. Often, merits. the state or fact of deserving; desert: to treat people according to their merits. 5. claim to spiritual reward, earned by the performance of righteous acts. v.t. 6. to be worthy of; deserve. [1175–1225; Middle English < Latin meritum noteworthy act, from neuter of meritus, past participle of merēre to earn] merit
Past participle: merited
Gerund: meriting
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| I merit | | you merit | | he/she/it merits | | we merit | | you merit | | they merit |
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| I merited | | you merited | | he/she/it merited | | we merited | | you merited | | they merited |
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| I am meriting | | you are meriting | | he/she/it is meriting | | we are meriting | | you are meriting | | they are meriting |
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| I have merited | | you have merited | | he/she/it has merited | | we have merited | | you have merited | | they have merited |
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| I was meriting | | you were meriting | | he/she/it was meriting | | we were meriting | | you were meriting | | they were meriting |
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| I had merited | | you had merited | | he/she/it had merited | | we had merited | | you had merited | | they had merited |
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| I will merit | | you will merit | | he/she/it will merit | | we will merit | | you will merit | | they will merit |
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| I will have merited | | you will have merited | | he/she/it will have merited | | we will have merited | | you will have merited | | they will have merited |
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| I will be meriting | | you will be meriting | | he/she/it will be meriting | | we will be meriting | | you will be meriting | | they will be meriting |
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| I have been meriting | | you have been meriting | | he/she/it has been meriting | | we have been meriting | | you have been meriting | | they have been meriting |
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| I will have been meriting | | you will have been meriting | | he/she/it will have been meriting | | we will have been meriting | | you will have been meriting | | they will have been meriting |
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| I had been meriting | | you had been meriting | | he/she/it had been meriting | | we had been meriting | | you had been meriting | | they had been meriting |
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| I would merit | | you would merit | | he/she/it would merit | | we would merit | | you would merit | | they would merit |
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| I would have merited | | you would have merited | | he/she/it would have merited | | we would have merited | | you would have merited | | they would have merited |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  merit - any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit"virtueworth - the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or usefuldemerit, fault - the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did" | | 2. | merit - the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"deservingness, meritoriousnessworthiness - the quality or state of having merit or value | | Verb | 1. | merit - be worthy or deserving; "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"deservebe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"have it coming - deserve (either good or bad); "It's too bad he got fired, but he sure had it coming" |
meritnoun1. worth, value, quality, credit, talent, desert, virtue, integrity, excellence, goodness, worthiness Box-office success mattered more than artistic merit.2. advantage, value, quality, worth, strength, asset, virtue, good point, strong point, worthiness They have been persuaded of the merits of the scheme.verb1. deserve, warrant, be entitled to, earn, incur, have a right to, be worthy of, have a claim to Such ideas merit careful consideration.Quotations
"What is merit? The opinion one man entertains of another" [Lord Palmerston]meritnoun1. A level of superiority that is usually high:caliber, quality, stature, value, virtue, worth.2. A special feature or quality that confers superiority:beauty, distinction, excellence, perfection, virtue.verbTo acquire as a result of one's behavior or effort:deserve, earn, gain, get, win.Informal: rate.Translationsmerit (ˈmerit) noun1. the quality of worth, excellence or praiseworthiness. He reached his present position through merit. 功績 功绩2. a good point or quality. His speech had at least the merit of being short. 優點，長處 优点 verb to deserve as reward or punishment. Your case merits careful consideration. 值得 值得ˌmeriˈtorious (-ˈtoː-) adjective deserving reward or praise. a meritorious performance. 應得獎賞的，值得稱讚的 值得称赞的merit
on the meritsAccording to or based on facts or qualities essential to a person or situation, as opposed to circumstantial or technical details. Usually used in reference to a decision by a judge in a legal case. The defense filed a motion for dismissal based on the prosecution's failure to include the new evidence in the discovery phase, but the judged ruled that the case would be heard on the merits.See also: merit, onon (someone's or something's) (own) meritsObjectively based on or due to someone's or something's actual qualities, actions, etc. (as opposed to other, less objective factors). I can assure you that she got the job on her own merits and not because she is the CEO's daughter.See also: merit, onjudge one on one's own meritsto evaluate one on one's own good and bad points and no one else's. Please judge Janet on her own merits. I was judged on my own merits.See also: judge, merit, on, one, ownjudge something on its own meritsto evaluate something on its own good and bad points and nothing else. You must judge this proposal on its own merits. The proposal has not been judged on its own merits.See also: judge, merit, on, ownon its meritsAlso, on one's merits or according to one's merits . With regard only to the intrinsic quality of something or someone. For example, Who supports it doesn't matter; we have to consider the idea solely on its merits, or The agency doesn't care about her references but wants to hire candidates according to their merits . [Late 1800s] See also: merit, onmerit
merit Christianity spiritual credit granted or received for good works merit[′mer·ət] (electronics) A performance rating that governs the choice of a device for a particular application; it must be qualified to indicate type of rating, as in gain-bandwidth merit or signal-to-noise merit. MERIT
MERIT Abbreviation for:
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Related to merit: merit systemSynonyms for meritnoun worthSynonyms- worth
- value
- quality
- credit
- talent
- desert
- virtue
- integrity
- excellence
- goodness
- worthiness
noun advantageSynonyms- advantage
- value
- quality
- worth
- strength
- asset
- virtue
- good point
- strong point
- worthiness
verb deserveSynonyms- deserve
- warrant
- be entitled to
- earn
- incur
- have a right to
- be worthy of
- have a claim to
Synonyms for meritnoun a level of superiority that is usually highSynonyms- caliber
- quality
- stature
- value
- virtue
- worth
noun a special feature or quality that confers superioritySynonyms- beauty
- distinction
- excellence
- perfection
- virtue
verb to acquire as a result of one's behavior or effortSynonyms- deserve
- earn
- gain
- get
- win
- rate
Synonyms for meritnoun any admirable quality or attributeSynonymsRelated WordsAntonymsnoun the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)Synonyms- deservingness
- meritoriousness
Related Wordsverb be worthy or deservingSynonymsRelated Words |