1worth1 (wɜːθ
)
Definitions
adjective (governing a noun with prepositional force)
- worthy of; meriting or justifying ⇒
it's not worth discussing
an idea worth some thought
- having a value of ⇒
the book is worth 30 pounds
- See for all one is worth
- See worth one's weight in gold
noun
- high quality; excellence
- value, price
- the amount or quantity of something of a specified value ⇒
five pounds worth of petrol
Word Origin
Old English weorth; related to Old Saxon, Old High German werth (German Wert ), Old Norse verthr, Gothic wairthsSynonyms
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merit,
value,
quality,
importance,
desert(s)
virtue,
excellence,
goodness,
estimation,
worthiness,
2worth2 (wɜːθ)
Definitions
verb
- (intr) archaic to happen or betide (esp in the phrase woe worth the day)
Word Origin
Old English weorthan; related to Old Frisian wertha, Old Saxon, Old High German werthan (German werden ), Old Norse vertha, Gothic wairthan, Latin vertere to turnWorth (wɜːθ;French vɔrt)
Definitions
noun
- Charles Frederick. 1825–95, English couturier, who founded Parisian 1825–95, English couturier, who founded Parisian haute couture
Translations
- British English:
worth
Someone's worth is their value, usefulness, or importance.These highly skilled people have already proved their worth.wɜːθ NOUN These highly skilled people have already proved their worth.
- Spanish:
valor
nm
- French:
valeur
nf
- German:
Wert
nm
- Chinese: 价值 n
- Arabic: قِيمَة n
- Portuguese: valor nm
- Russian: ценность nf
- Croatian: vrijednost nf
- Czech: hodnota nf
- Danish: værd nnt
- Dutch: waarde nf
- Finnish: arvo n
- Greek: αντίτιμο nnt
- Italian: valore nm
- Japanese: 資産 n
- Korean: 가치 n
- Norwegian: verdi nm
- Polish: warty adj warta
- Brazilian Portuguese: valor nm
- European Spanish:
valor
nm
- Swedish: värde nnt
- Thai: มูลค่า n
- Turkish: değer n
- Vietnamese: giá trị n
Usage examples
Her good name is worth more to her than five thousand bucks.
, YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)Between 2006 to 2008 further money will go towards a new Community Infrastructure fund worth £200 million.
Country Life (2004)Irish Life continues to languish at the bottom of the table, with a fund worth 18 per cent less than at the outset.
Irish Times (2002)You would not treat a horse like that, never mind a top-class footballer worth millions of pounds.
Glasgow Herald (2001)No matter that they didn't speak French worth a damn, Nancy did!
, NANCY WAKE (2002)