Definitions for worthwɜrθ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
worthwɜrθ(prep.)
good or important enough to justify (what is specified):
advice worth taking; a place worth visiting.
having a value of, or equal in value to, as in money:
This vase is worth 20 dollars.
having property to the value or amount of:
They are worth millions.
(n.)excellence of character or quality as commanding esteem:
people of worth.
usefulness or importance, as to the world, to a person, or for a purpose:
Your worth to the team is unquestionable.
value, as in money.
a quantity of something of a specified value:
50 cents' worth of candy.
property or possessions:
net worth.
Idioms for worth:
for all one is worth, to the utmost:
She ran for all she was worth.
Category: Idiom
Origin of worth:
bef. 900; ME; OE weorth, c. OS werth, OHG werd, ON verth, Go wairth
worth*wɜrθ(v.i.)
to happen or betide:
Woe worth the day.
* Archaic..
Origin of worth:
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 )
Princeton's WordNet
worth(noun)
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
"10 dollars worth of gasoline"
worth(noun)
the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
Worth, Charles Frederick Worth(adj)
French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895)
deserving, worth(p)(adj)
worthy of being treated in a particular way
"an idea worth considering"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically)
worth(p)(adj)
having a specified value
"not worth his salt"; "worth her weight in gold"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
worth(adjective)ɜrθ
indicates financial value
a car worth over $20, 000; Which is worth more, a diamond or a ruby?
worthɜrθ
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.
worthɜrθ
useful or helpful
It might be worth your while calling Phil.
worthɜrθ
indicates what you are going to say may not be very useful
For what it's worth, I understand how bad you feel.
worth(noun)ɜrθ
the financial value of sth
$100 worth of gift certificates; an antique piece of great worth
worthɜrθ
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
Webster Dictionary
Worth(verb)
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
Worth(adj)
valuable; of worthy; estimable; also, worth while
Worth(adj)
equal in value to; furnishing an equivalent for; proper to be exchanged for
Worth(adj)
deserving of; -- in a good or bad sense, but chiefly in a good sense
Worth(adj)
having possessions equal to; having wealth or estate to the value of
Worth(adj)
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
Worth(adj)
value in respect of moral or personal qualities; excellence; virtue; eminence; desert; merit; usefulness; as, a man or magistrate of great worth
Translations for worth
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- werdAfrikaans

- يُساوي ثَمَنَهArabic

- имащ стойностBulgarian

- equivalentePortuguese (BR)

- v hodnotěCzech

- wertGerman

- værdDanish

- αξίας, που αξίζειGreek

- que vale, que tiene un valor deSpanish

- väärtEstonian

- به قیمت؛ بهاFarsi

- arvoltaanFinnish

- valoirFrench

- שוֹוִיHebrew

- लायकHindi

- vrijedanCroatian

- értékűHungarian

- bernilaiIndonesian

- jafnvirðiIcelandic

- (che vale), (del valore di)Italian

- ~の値打ちがあるJapanese

- …의 가치가 있는Korean

- vertasLithuanian

- vērtsLatvian

- berhargaMalay

- waardDutch

- verdNorwegian

- wartPolish

- به قیمت؛ بهاPersian

- ارزښتPashto

- equivalentePortuguese

- în valoare deRomanian

- стоящийRussian

- hodnýSlovak

- vredenSlovenian

- vredanSerbian

- värdSwedish

- มีมูลค่าThai

- değerindeTurkish

- 值...Chinese (Trad.)

- вартийUkrainian

- قیمت کاUrdu

- đáng giáVietnamese

- 价值…,值…钱Chinese (Simp.)

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