worth

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[ wurth ]
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preposition
  1. good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking;a place worth visiting.

  2. having a value of, or equal in value to, as in money: This vase is worth 12 dollars.

  1. having property to the value or amount of: They are worth millions.

noun
  1. excellence of character or quality as commanding esteem: women of worth.

  2. usefulness or importance, as to the world, to a person, or for a purpose: Your worth to the world is inestimable.

  1. value, as in money.

  2. a quantity of something of a specified value: ten cents' worth of candy.

  3. wealth; riches; property or possessions: net worth.

Idioms about worth

  1. for all one is worth, Informal. to the utmost: He ran for all he was worth.

  2. for what it’s worth, whether or not (what is stated) is useful or important enough to justify: For what it’s worth, I think you should apologize to him.

Origin of worth

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English weorth, worth, wurth; cognate with Old High German werd, Old Frisian werth, Old Norse verthr, Gothic wairths

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4. See desert. 6. See value.

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Other definitions for worth (2 of 3)

worth2
[ wurth ]

verb (used without object)Archaic.
  1. to happen or betide: woe worth the day.

Origin of worth

2
First recorded before 900; Middle English worthen, Old English wurthan, weorthan, wyrthan; cognate with German werden, Old Norse vertha, Gothic wairthan “to become,” Latin vertere “to turn”; see verse

Other definitions for Worth (3 of 3)

Worth
[ wurth ]

noun
  1. a town in NE Illinois.

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British Dictionary definitions for worth (1 of 3)

worth1

/ (wɜːθ) /


adjective(governing a noun with prepositional force)
  1. worthy of; meriting or justifying: it's not worth discussing; an idea worth some thought

  2. having a value of: the book is worth 30 pounds

  1. for all one is worth to the utmost; to the full extent of one's powers or ability

  2. worth one's weight in gold extremely helpful, kind, etc

noun
  1. high quality; excellence

  2. value, price

  1. the amount or quantity of something of a specified value: five pounds worth of petrol

Origin of worth

1
Old English weorth; related to Old Saxon, Old High German werth (German Wert), Old Norse verthr, Gothic wairths

British Dictionary definitions for worth (2 of 3)

worth2

/ (wɜːθ) /


verb
  1. (intr) archaic to happen or betide (esp in the phrase woe worth the day)

Origin of worth

2
Old English weorthan; related to Old Frisian wertha, Old Saxon, Old High German werthan (German werden), Old Norse vertha, Gothic wairthan, Latin vertere to turn

British Dictionary definitions for Worth (3 of 3)

Worth

/ (wɜːθ, French vɔrt) /


noun
  1. Charles Frederick. 1825–95, English couturier, who founded Parisian haute couture

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Other Idioms and Phrases with worth

worth

In addition to the idioms beginning with worth

  • worth one's weight in gold
  • worth one's while
  • worthy of the name

also see:

  • for all one is worth
  • game is not worth the candle
  • get one's money's worth
  • not worth a damn
  • picture is worth a thousand words

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