had been meriting
-había estado mereciendo
Past perfect progressive conjugation of merit. There are other translations for this conjugation.
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merit

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NOUN
(worth)-el mérito
Synonyms for merit
advantage
la ventaja
worth
el valor
goodness
la bondad
grade
la nota
kudos
el prestigio
plus
la ventaja
usefulness
la utilidad
utility
la utilidad
value
el valor
virtue
la ventaja
Antonyms for merit
failing
el defecto
cost
el costo
drawback
el inconveniente
flaw
el defecto
minus
la desventaja
sin
el pecado
vice
el vicio
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to be worth)-merecer
Synonyms for merit
warrant
merecer
be worth
valer la pena
call for
requerir
deserve
merecer
necessitate
hacer necesario
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