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desert
noun
verb
(usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment
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noun
(usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment
noun
Arid land with little or no vegetation
verb C1
Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
“The mother deserted her children”
verb C1
Leave behind
“The students deserted the campus after the end of exam period”
verb C1
Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
“If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot”
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The mother deserted her children
The students deserted the campus after the end of exam period
If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot
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