worth
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈwɜːθ/]
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Senses
1. worth (adj) — sense 1
Definition: Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.
Example: How much / What is your house worth? - Now it's worth half what I paid for it. So it'd sure would be worthwhile to repair before putting it for sale.
2. worth (adj) — sense 2
Definition: Deserving of.
Example: This rickety beater of a car isn’t worth repairing anymore.
3. worth (adj) — sense 3
Definition: Valuable, worthwhile.
4. worth (noun) — sense 4
Definition: Value.
Example: I’ll have a dollar's worth of candy, please.
5. worth (noun) — sense 5
Definition: Merit, excellence.
Example: Our new director is a man whose worth is well acknowledged.
6. worth (noun) — sense 6
Definition: An amount that could be achieved or produced in a specified time.
Example: Although most modern OTDR equipment can store at least eight days' worth of data (in line with current industry standards), when it was downloaded from the Class 57s involved, it was discovered they had stored just over eight hours' worth of data.
Structure of the word
Roots:- wert (Proto-Indo-European)
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