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worth

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What does worth mean?

adjective

  1. Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.
  2. Deserving of.
  3. Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.
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noun

  1. Value.
  2. Merit, excellence.
  3. An amount that could be achieved or produced in a specified time.
  4. (obsolete) High social standing, noble rank.

proper noun

  1. A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR3356).
  2. A civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, which formerly included the village.
  3. A village in Crawley borough, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ3036).
  4. A river in West Yorkshire, the River Worth, which joins the River Aire at Keighley.
  5. An unincorporated community in Turner County, Georgia.
  6. A village in Cook County, Illinois.
  7. A village in Worth County, Missouri.
  8. A town in Jefferson County, New York.
  9. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Worth Township.
  10. Ellipsis of Worth County.
  11. A municipality in Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
  12. A surname.

adjective

  1. (obsolete) Valuable, worthwhile.

verb

  1. (obsolete) To be, become, betide.
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See this word in context.

“That’s too bad of you, when I’m just beginning to see what is worth doing, and how I want to do it!”
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
It was worth while to see the different conduct of the beauties who underwent this examination, during the time it was proceeding.
Walter ScottIvanhoe: A RomanceProject Gutenberg ebook #82
More book examples (3)
I believed we could crawl along a branch and get into the next tree, and I judged it worth while to try.
Mark TwainA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtProject Gutenberg ebook #86
Ay, my good lord, I know the gentleman To be of worth and worthy estimation, And not without desert so well reputed.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
But nothing was worth a glance except the perfect face and form within reach by one spring through the rotten mosquito bar.
Gene Stratton-PorterA Girl of the LimberlostProject Gutenberg ebook #125