9. worth for all one is worth, to the utmost: She ran for all she was worth.
10. (Archaic.)worth to happen or betide: Woe worth the day.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE weorthan to come to be, become, c. OS werthan, OHG werdan, ON vertha, Go wairthan to become, L vertere to turn (see verse ))
Definition of 'Worth'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)worth an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value "10 dollars worth of gasoline"
2. (noun)worth the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
3. (adj)Worth, Charles Frederick Worth Frenchcouturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895)
4. (adj)deserving, worth(p) worthy of being treated in a particular way "an idea worth considering"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically)
5. (adj)worth(p) having a specified value "not worth his salt"; "worth her weight in gold"
1. (adjective)worth indicates financial value a car worth over $20, 000; Which is worth more, a diamond or a ruby?
2. worth indicates the value of sth in terms of enjoyment, benefit, importance, etc. A college education is definitely worth having.; Was it worth all the time you spent?; It's not worth starting now - it's too late.
3. worth worth sb's while useful or helpful It might be worth your while calling Phil.
4. worth for what it's worth indicates what you are going to say may not be very useful For what it's worth, I understand how bad you feel.
5. (noun)worth the financial value of sth $100 worth of gift certificates; an antique piece of great worth
6. worth the value of sth in terms of enjoyment, benefit, importance, etc. a document which was of great worth to our investigation; a feeling of self-worth
Definition of 'Worth'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)Worth valuable; of worthy; estimable; also, worth while
2. (adj)Worth equal in value to; furnishing an equivalent for; proper to be exchanged for
3. (adj)Worth deserving of; -- in a good or bad sense, but chiefly in a good sense
4. (adj)Worth having possessions equal to; having wealth or estate to the value of
5. (adj)Worth that quality of a thing which renders it valuable or useful; sum of valuable qualities which render anything useful and sought; value; hence, often, value as expressed in a standard, as money; equivalent in exchange; price
6. (adj)Worth value in respect of moral or personal qualities; excellence; virtue; eminence; desert; merit; usefulness; as, a man or magistrate of greatworth
7. (verb)Worth to be; to become; to betide; -- now used only in the phrases, woe worth the day, woe worth the man, etc., in which the verb is in the imperative, and the nouns day, man, etc., are in the dative. Woe be to the day, woe be to the man, etc., are equivalent phrases
Definitions of Worth 
Afrikaans: waarde
Arabic: قيمَه
Bulgarian: стойност
Brazilian: valor
Czech: hodnota
German: der Wert
Danish: værdi; for
Greek: αξία
Spanish: valor
Estonian: väärtus
Farsi: ارزش
Finnish: arvo
French: valeur
Hebrew: שוֹוִי
Hindi: मूल्य
Croatian: vrijednost
Hungarian: érték
Indonesian: nilai
Icelandic: virði
Italian: valore
Japanese: 価値
Korean: 가치
Lithuanian: vertė
Latvian: vērtība
Malay: nilai; harga
Dutch: waarde
Norwegian: verdi; (billetter) for ..
Polish: wartość
Persian: ارزش
Pashto: ارزښت، بيه، ښه والى، خاصه
Portuguese: valor
Romanian: valoare
Russian: ценность; стоимость
Slovak: hodnota
Slovenian: vrednost
Serbian: vrednost
Swedish: värde
Thai: มูลค่า
Turkish: değer, kıymet
Taiwanese: 價值
Ukrainian: вартий
Urdu: قیمت
Vietnamese: giá trị
Chinese: 价值，意义
