Organizing the meaning of the English word 'deserve'

Deserve is one of those strange words that you feel like you understand, but also don't quite grasp. I think it's like a mysterious character. Don't you all think so? I have organized it here.

Meanings of deserve
・To have the right to receive appropriate rewards or recognition
・To be worthy of receiving appropriate punishment or misfortune

Deserve is, in a word, a term that expresses the state of “it is natural to receive a result (reward/consequence) that matches one's actions or qualities.”

Translating it simply as 'to be worthy of' can sound stiff, but in daily conversation, it is widely used with the nuance of 'you did that much, so it is only natural that this happened.'

1. Positive meaning (praise, reward, right)

Used when one has the right to receive appropriate rewards or recognition for good deeds or effort.
You deserve a break.
(Since you worked hard) It is only natural that you take a break / You have the right to rest.

• The team deserved to win.
  The team deserved to win (because they played wonderfully).

• You deserve it!
  (To someone who succeeded) You deserve it! / Congratulations!

2. Negative meaning (retribution, self-inflicted)

Used when it is appropriate to receive punishment or misfortune for bad deeds or failures.

• He deserved the punishment.
  He deserved the punishment (because he did something bad).

• Serves you right! (It serves you right.)
  It's your own fault! / Serves you right! (A set phrase using 'serve', which has the same etymology as 'deserve')

3. Compatibility and evaluation: 'to be worthy of'

Expresses that the value of a person or thing matches a certain object or treatment.

• This idea deserves serious consideration.
  This idea is worth serious consideration.

• You deserve better.
  (To a friend dating a terrible partner, etc.) You deserve someone better.

Image from etymology

The etymology comes from the Latin 'deservire' (to serve zealously). From the image of 'gaining the right to receive compensation as a result of serving well,' it expanded to the current meaning of 'being worthy of receiving an appropriate reward (for better or worse).'