worth
(noun, adjective, verb, preposition)
adjective
1. (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way
- an idea worth considering
Similar word(s): worthy, deserving
2. having a specified value
- not worth his salt
- worth her weight in gold
- an appraisal determined the antique carved chair was worth $900
Similar word(s): valuable
noun
1. an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
- 10 dollars worth of gasoline
Definition categories: quantity
2. the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
Definition categories: attribute, quality
Sentences with worth as a noun:
- I’ll have a dollar's worth of candy, please.
- They have proven their worths as individual fighting men and their worth as a unit.
- Our new director is a man whose worth is well acknowledged.
preposition
1. Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.
- My house now is worth double what I paid for it.
- Cleanliness is the virtue most worth having but one.
2. Deserving of.
- I think you’ll find my proposal worth your attention.
3. (obsolete, except in Scots) Valuable, worth while.
4. Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.
- This job is hardly worth the effort.
verb
1. (obsolete, except in set phrases) To be, become, betide.
- Woe worth the man that crosses me.