English dictionary
worth
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Valuable; of worthy; estimable; also, worth while.
Source: webster1913
noun
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an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
Examples10 dollars worth of gasoline.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
Source: WordNet 3.0
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French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895)
Synonyms charles frederick worthSource: WordNet 3.0
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That quality of a thing which renders it valuable or useful; sum of valuable qualities which render anything useful and sought; value; hence, often, value as expressed in a standard, as money; equivalent in exchange; price.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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worthy of being treated in a particular way
ExamplesAn idea worth considering.
Synonyms deservingSource: WordNet 3.0
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having a specified value
ExamplesNot worth his salt.
Worth her weight in gold.
Source: WordNet 3.0
verb
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To be; to become; to betide; -- now used only in the phrases, woe <i>worth</i> the day, woe <i>worth</i> the man, etc., in which the verb is in the imperative, and the nouns <i>day</i>, <i>man</i>, etc., are in the dative. Woe <i>be to</i> the day, woe <i>be to</i> the man, etc., are equivalent phrases.
Source: webster1913