Определение слова «worth» на английский

adjective

1. Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.

   • 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.
   • Cleanliness is a virtue worth more than others.
   • A painting once thought to be worth thousands that is actually not worth much.
   • Is it well worth visiting your hometown? -Nah, Leicester is not worth it at all.

2. Deserving of.

   • This rickety beater of a car isn’t worth repairing anymore.
   • He found going to the Edinburgh Castle was worth it.
   • I think you’ll find my proposal worth your attention.
   • I didn't think it worth complaining about his friendship not being worth having.

3. (obsolete, except in Scots) Valuable, worthwhile.

4. Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.

   • This job is hardly worth the effort.

noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Value.

   • 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.
   • stocks having a worth of two million pounds; £2 million worth of stock

2. (uncountable) Merit, excellence.

   • Our new director is a man whose worth is well acknowledged.

3. (uncountable) An amount that could be achieved or produced in a specified time.

4. (uncountable, obsolete) High social standing, noble rank.

verb

1. (obsolete, except in set phrases or dialectal) To be, become, betide.

   • Woe worth the man that crosses me.
   • Well worth thee, me friend.