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noun | verb meritmerit1 /ˈmɛrɪt/ ●●○ noun ETYMOLOGYmerit1Origin: 1100-1200 Old French merite, from Latin meritum, from merere to deserve, earn ► artistic/literary merit The film lacks any kind of artistic merit. ► of outstanding/considerable/some etc. merit She is a writer of considerable merit. ► on merit Promotions are based entirely on merit. THESAURUSsomething good► advantage a good or useful quality or condition that something has: They talked about the plan and decided that the advantages outweighed the disadvantages (=there were more advantages than disadvantages). Digital cameras have a number of advantages over conventional cameras. ► benefit a feature of something that has a good effect on people’s lives or on a situation: Tourism has brought great benefits to the area. ► good point a good feature that something has: The system has a lot of good points, but there are some problems as well. ► merit formal a good feature that something has compared with other things: The committee will meet to discuss the merits of the proposals. ► the pros and cons the advantages and disadvantages: You need to consider the pros and cons carefully before you start the treatment. 1[countable usually plural] one of the good features of something such as a plan or system OPP demerit: Each of these approaches has its merits.merit of The committee will discuss the merits of the plan.► see thesaurus at advantage2[uncountable] formal a good quality that makes something deserve praise or admiration: a merit scholarshipartistic/literary merit The film lacks any kind of artistic merit.of outstanding/considerable/some etc. merit She is a writer of considerable merit. Promotions are based entirely on merit.3judge/decide/accept something on its (own) merits to judge something only by how good it is, without considering anything else: Each application will be judged solely on its own merits. [Origin: 1100–1200 Old French merite, from Latin meritum, from merere to deserve, earn] noun | verb meritmerit2 ●○○ verb [transitive not in progressive] VERB TABLEmerit |
| Present | I, you, we, they | merit | | he, she, it | merits | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | merited | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have merited | | he, she, it | has merited | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had merited | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will merit | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have merited |
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