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vous méritiez

deserved, were deserving of

→ mériter
mérit to deserve + iez you plural imperfect indicative or present subjunctive
verb · second plural · imperfect indicative Rare #45,160
deserved, were deserving of Second-person plural imperfect tense; also used with formal or plural “you.”
FR: Vous méritiez une meilleure récompense.
EN: You deserved a better reward.
Conjugation of mériter
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First mérite —
Second mérites méritiez
Third mérite méritent
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First méritais —
Second méritais méritiez
Third méritait —

Peut-être savait-il que vous ne le méritiez pas !

Perhaps he knew you didn't deserve it!

— Ne Zha (2019)

Vous méritiez qu'on vous mette en prison.

You deserved to be put in prison.

— Insaisissables 2 (2016)

Vous le méritiez.

You deserved it.

— Titanic (1997)

Ma chère petite madame, vous méritiez mieux qu'un gaillard pareil.

My dear little madam, you deserved better than a fellow like that.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)