Worth definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Someone's worth is the value, usefulness, or importance that they are considered to have. [formal]. He had never had a woman of her worth as a friend. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'worth'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× worth (wɜːʳθ ) 1. adjective Ifsomethingisworthaparticularamountofmoney,itcanbesoldforthatamountorisconsideredtohavethatvalue. Thesebooksmightbeworth£80or£90ormoretoacollector. Hismotherinheritedafarmworth15,000dollarsayear. Thecontractwasworth£25millionayear. 2. countablenoun Worthcombineswithamountsofmoney,sothatwhenyoutalkaboutaparticularamountofmoney'sworthofsomething,youmeanthequantityofitthatyoucanbuyforthatamountofmoney. Iwentandboughtaboutsixdollars'worthofpotatochips.[+of] Theprepaidsimcardgivesyouteneuros-worthofcalls. Worthisalsoapronoun. 'Howmanydoyouwant?'—'I'llhaveapound'sworth.' 3. countablenoun Worthcombineswithtimeexpressions,soyoucanuseworthwhenyouaresayinghowlonganamountofsomethingwilllast.Forexample,aweek'sworthoffoodistheamountoffoodthatwilllastyouforaweek. You'vegotthreeyears'worthofresearchmoneytodowhatyouwantwith.[+of] Thefilmishisowncompilationofmorethan50hours-worthoffootage. Worthisalsoapronoun. There'sreallynotverymuchfooddownthere.Abouttwoweeks'worth. 4. adjective Ifyousaythatsomethingisworthhaving,youmeanthatitispleasantoruseful,andthereforeagoodthingtohave. He'sdecidedtogetalookatthehouseandseeifitmightbeworthbuying. Ifthiswaswhathisjobrequired,thenthejobwasn'treallyworthhaving. Mostthingsworthhavingnevercomeeasy. 5. adjective Ifsomethingisworthaparticularaction,orifanactionisworthdoing,itisconsideredtobeimportantenoughforthataction. Nooneisworthagreatdealofsacrifice. Iamspendingalotofmoneyandtimeonthisboat,butitisworthit. Thisrestaurantiswellworthavisit. ItisworthpausingtoconsiderthesestatementsfromMrDavies. 6. uncountablenoun[usuallywithposs] Someone'sworthisthevalue,usefulness,orimportancethattheyareconsideredtohave. [formal]Hehadneverhadawomanofherworthasafriend. Theteamwouldhaveneedofadriverofhisworth. 7. Seeforallsbisworth 8. Seeforallitisworth 9. Seeforwhatit'sworth 10. Seeworthyourwhile 11. worthyourweightingold MoreSynonymsofworth COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof worth Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'worth' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'worth' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'socialprescribing' HindiTranslationof'worth' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency worthinBritishEnglish1 (wɜːθ ) adjective(governinganounwithprepositionalforce)1. worthyof;meritingorjustifying it'snotworthdiscussing anideaworthsomethought 2. havingavalueof thebookisworth30pounds 3. Seeforalloneisworth 4. Seeworthone'sweightingold noun5. highquality;excellence 6. value,price 7. theamountorquantityofsomethingofaspecifiedvalue fiftypoundsworthofpetrol CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginOldEnglishweorth;relatedtoOldSaxon,OldHighGermanwerth(GermanWert),OldNorseverthr,Gothicwairths WordFrequency worthinBritishEnglish2 (wɜːθ ) verb(intransitive)archaic tohappenorbetide(espinthephrasewoeworththeday) CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginOldEnglishweorthan;relatedtoOldFrisianwertha,OldSaxon,OldHighGermanwerthan(Germanwerden),OldNorsevertha,Gothicwairthan,Latinverteretoturn WordFrequency WorthinBritishEnglish (wɜːθ ,Frenchvɔrt) noun CharlesFrederick.1825–95,Englishcouturier,whofoundedParisianhautecouture CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency worthinAmericanEnglish1 (wɜrθ ) noun1.  materialvalue,esp.asexpressedintermsofmoneyorsomeothermediumofexchange 2.  thatqualityofapersonorthingthatlendsimportance,value,merit,etc.andthatismeasurablebytheesteeminwhichthepersonorthingisheld 3.  theamountorquantityofsomethingthatmaybehadforagivensum adollar'sworthofnuts 4.  wealth;possessions;riches preposition5.  deservingorworthyof;meriting notworththeeffort 6.  equalinworthorvalueto abookthatisworth$50 7.  havingwealthorpossessionsamountingto amanworthhalfamillion Idioms:foralloneisworth SYNONYMYNOTE:worth1,valueareusedinterchangeablywhenappliedtothedesirabilityofsomethingmaterialas measuredbyitsequivalenceinmoney,goods,etc.[theworthorvalueofausedcar],but,indiscrimination,worth1impliesanintrinsicexcellenceresultingasfromsuperiormoral,cultural,orspiritual qualities,and,valuesuggeststheexcellenceattributedtosomethingwithreferencetoitsusability, importance,etc.[thetrueworthofabookcannotbemeasuredbyitscommercialvalue]Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginME