English

rank|evil|outside|beside|695|worth|please|quiet|exclaimed

Pronunciation
a|RP: IPA|/w��θ/
a|US: IPA|/w��rθ/
audio|en-us-worth.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|��(r)θ

Etymology 1
OE. term|weorþ|langang < proto|Germanic|werþaz||towards, opposite (the noun developing from the adjective). Cognate with German term|wert|langde/term|Wert|langde, Dutch term|waard|langnl||adjective, Swedish term|värd|lang=sv.

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. equal|Equal in value to; proper to be exchanged for.

#:My house now is worth double what I paid for it.

1. deserving|Deserving of.

#:I think you�ll find my proposal worth your attention.

1. context|obsolete|except in Scots valuable|Valuable, worth while.
2. Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.

#:This job is hardly worth the effort.

Usage notes
The modern adjectival senses of worth compare two noun phrases, prompting some sources to classify the word as a preposition. Most, however, list it an adjective, some with notes like "governing a noun with prepositional force". w:Fowler's Modern English Usage|Fowler's Modern English Usage says, "the adjective worth requires what is most easily described as an object."

Translations
trans-top|equal in value to
Dutch: t|nl|gelijkwaardig aan
German: t+|de|Wert
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Korean: t-|ko|����|trgapnagada|scHang
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trans-top|deserving of
Dutch: gewaardeerd
German: verdienen :de: verdienen|de
trans-mid
Korean: ����� (gabEochi-itda)
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trans-top|valuable, worthwhile (obsolete)
trans-mid
Korean: ��� (gapjida)
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trans-top|making a fair equivalent of
Dutch: t+|nl|vermogen
German: Wert :de: Wert|de
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Korean: ����� (gabEochi-itda)
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Noun
en-noun|-

1. Monetary value.

#:I�ll have a dollar's worth of candy, please.

1. merit|Merit, excellence.

#:Our new director is a man whose worth is well acknowledged.

Translations
trans-top|value
Arabic: ARchar|���ة (qíma) f
Chinese: 价� (jiàzhí)
Dutch: t+|nl|waarde|f
French: t+|fr|valeur|m
German: t+|de|Wert|m
Italian: t+|it|valore|m
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Japanese: 価� (��, kachi)
Korean: � (gabs, gap), ��� (gabEochi), �� (��, gachi)
Portuguese: t+|pt|valor|m
Russian: �ена (tsená) f, �енно��� (tsénnost�) f
Spanish: t+|es|valor|m
Swedish: värde n
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Derived terms
net worth

Etymology 2
OE. term|weorþan|langang. Cognate with Dutch term|worden|langnl, German term|werden|langde, Latin term|vertere|langla.

Verb
en-verb|worths|worthing|worth or worthed|worth, worthed, or worthen

1. context|obsolete|except in set phrases To be, become, betide.

#:Woe worth the man that crosses me.

Scots

Adjective
sco-adj

1. valuable|Valuable, worth while.

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• 2007-11-28 10:48 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates

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