ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MERIT
Via Old French from Latin meritum reward, desert, from merēre to deserve.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MERIT
PRESENT
Present
I merit
you merit
he/she/it merits
we merit
you merit
they merit
Present continuous
I am meriting
you are meriting
he/she/it is meriting
we are meriting
you are meriting
they are meriting
Present perfect
I have merited
you have merited
he/she/it has merited
we have merited
you have merited
they have merited
Present perfect continuous
I have been meriting
you have been meriting
he/she/it has been meriting
we have been meriting
you have been meriting
they have been meriting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I merited
you merited
he/she/it merited
we merited
you merited
they merited
Past continuous
I was meriting
you were meriting
he/she/it was meriting
we were meriting
you were meriting
they were meriting
Past perfect
I had merited
you had merited
he/she/it had merited
we had merited
you had merited
they had merited
Past perfect continuous
I had been meriting
you had been meriting
he/she/it had been meriting
we had been meriting
you had been meriting
they had been meriting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will merit
you will merit
he/she/it will merit
we will merit
you will merit
they will merit
Future continuous
I will be meriting
you will be meriting
he/she/it will be meriting
we will be meriting
you will be meriting
they will be meriting
Future perfect
I will have merited
you will have merited
he/she/it will have merited
we will have merited
you will have merited
they will have merited
Future perfect continuous
I will have been meriting
you will have been meriting
he/she/it will have been meriting
we will have been meriting
you will have been meriting
they will have been meriting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would merit
you would merit
he/she/it would merit
we would merit
you would merit
they would merit
Conditional continuous
I would be meriting
you would be meriting
he/she/it would be meriting
we would be meriting
you would be meriting
they would be meriting
Conditional perfect
I would have merit
you would have merit
he/she/it would have merit
we would have merit
you would have merit
they would have merit
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been meriting
you would have been meriting
he/she/it would have been meriting
we would have been meriting
you would have been meriting
they would have been meriting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you merit
we let´s merit
you merit
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
meriting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «MERIT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
merit.
The story of the Jews in the Bible is replete with incidents of their ingratitude to God for His gifts to them: incidents that just as repeatedly merit and receive punishment.
I've learned to think, I may succeed or fail, but I'm going to do so on the merit of my own instincts.
Everybody wants to be good, but not many are prepared to make the sacrifices it takes to be great. To many people, being nice in order to be liked is more important. There's equal merit in that, but you must not confuse being good with being liked.
Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, or childless men.
The dance can reveal everything mysterious that is hidden in music, and it has the additional merit of being human and palpable. Dancing is poetry with arms and legs.
There's some way in which we would prefer not to see very clearly the immense gifts and intelligence of some of the people who live in our most abject conditions. Maybe there are some things at work in deciding who gets to be society's winners and who gets to be society's losers that don't have to do with merit.
In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.
If you are cast in a different mould to the majority, it is no merit of yours: Nature did it.
God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human race, without any merit of their own, to eternal salvation, and another part, in just punishment of their sin, to eternal damnation.
I urge the enactment of a civil service law so explicit and so strong that no partisan official will dare evade it, basing all rewards, promotions and salaries solely on merit, on loyalty and industry in the public service.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERIT»
Discover the use of
merit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
merit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pay for Performance:: Evaluating Performance Appraisal and ...
Pay for Performance is the best resource to date on the issues of whether these concepts work and how they can be applied most effectively in the workplace.
Committee on Performance Appraisal for Merit Pay, Anne S. Mavor, Renae F. Broderick, 1991
2
Merit Pay: Linking Pay to Performance in a Changing World
This book is divided into six chapters: a review of theory and research; diagnosing situational characteristics; measuring performance; estabiling pay increases; pay system administration; and pay system evolution.
Robert L. Heneman, Jon M. Werner, 2005
3
Great Treasury of
Merit: A Commentary to the Practice of ...
The Book Is A Great Wealth Of Spiritual Guidance And An Indispensable Resource For Those Wishing To Integrate All Their Spiritual Practices Into The Tantric Swift Path To Full Enlightenment.
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, 2002
4
American Public Service: Radical Reform and the
Merit System
This volume offers fresh insight into the effects of merit system changes on employees.
James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West, 2006
5
Muslim
Merit-making in Thailand's Far-South
This volume provides an ethnographic description of Muslim merit-making rhetoric, rituals and rationales in Thailand s Malay far-south.
Christopher M. Joll, 2011
6
Merit: The History of a Founding Ideal from the American ...
Merit's history, he contends, is best understood within the context of its often conflicting interaction with the other ideals of the Founding, equal rights and government by consent. Merit implies difference; equality suggests sameness.
7
The Measure of
Merit: Talents, Intelligence, and Inequality ...
"The Measure of Merit," by comparing the French and American debates over the meaning and measure of intelligence, underscores the historical accommodations and conflicts which lie behind that totemic concept.
8
An Anthology Regarding
Merit Goods: The Unfinished Ethical ...
This is a collection of articles and papers that covers the issue of merit goods from a variety of perspectives.
9
The Culture of
Merit: Nobility, Royal Service, and the ...
A study of the paradoxical position of French nobility just before the French Revolution
10
Affirmative Action and the Meanings of
Merit
The notion that merit and qualifications for academic places and jobs can be judged solely by test scores and grades is seriouslycalled into question by the numerous studies analyzed in Affirmative Action and the Meanings of Merit.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERIT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
merit is used in the context of the following news items.
Bennett, Xiong named National Merit Scholars in last round of awards
Each of the Merit scholars will receive scholarships from $500 to $2,000 annually for up to four years from their respective colleges. Bennett ... «Greenwich Time, Jul 15»
How Financial Services Pays It Forward: DriveWealth Announces …
DriveWealth will work with World Merit to integrate financial literacy, ... “Our partnership with DriveWealth allows us to give our World Merit ... «Benzinga, Jul 15»
East Haven 2015 Merit Award Winners Announced
Mayor Joseph Maturo, Jr. and the East Haven Merit Award Committee introduced the 2015 Merit Award honorees at an event hosted by the ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
Westfield Academy Announces Honor, Merit Rolls
WESTFIELD - Westfield Academy and Central School officials recently announced the high school's honor and merit rolls for the fourth quarter ... «Jamestown Post Journal, Jul 15»
Cramer -- Tesla's Stock Downgrade Has No Merit
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Tesla Motors (TSLA - Get Report) are slumping 4.8% on Tuesday following a downgrade from hold to sell ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
No merit in Yukub Memon's plea, says SC
Decided away from the public eye inside the judges' chambers at the Supreme Court, a bench of Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu and Justices ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
More College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship Winners Named
EVANSTON, Ill. — National Merit Scholarship Corporation on July 13 announced approximately 1,700 additional winners of National Merit ... «The Rafu Shimpo, Jul 15»
Today's Strong And Under The Radar Stock: Merit Medical Systems …
Trade-Ideas LLC identified Merit Medical Systems ( MMSI) as a strong and under the radar candidate. In addition to specific proprietary factors, ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
Value Stock Focus: Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MMSI)
Zacks Research has given Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MMSI) a top value style score. The score is derived from various criteria that ... «Enterprise Leader, Jul 15»
HPU B Sc Nursing Merit List Announced | Check Details Category …
Himachal Pradesh: HPU B Sc Nursing Merit List is available online now. Check here for details and download Pdf file of HPU BSc Nursing ... «IndRead, Jul 15»
