Meaning

4 senses
  1. (not comparable)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.

    Wert

    сто́ящийstójaščij, сто́итьstóitʹ

    ва́ртийvártyj

    having a specified value

  2. (not comparable)Deserving of.

    This rickety beater of a car isn’t worth repairing anymore.

    He found going to the Edinburgh Castle was worth it.

    verdienen, sich lohnen

    сто́ящийstójaščij, заслу́живающийzaslúživajuščij, сто́итьstóitʹ

    ва́ртийvártyj

  3. (not comparable)Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.

    This job is hardly worth the effort.

    Wert

    сто́ящийstójaščij, сто́итьstóitʹ

    ва́ртийvártyj

  4. (not comparable, obsolete)Valuable, worthwhile.

Examples

1407 sentences
  1. That was well worth the trouble.

    То було цілком варто клопоту. — ChickenKiev

    deDas war die Mühe wirklich wert. — MUIRIEL

  2. I think it's worth a try.

    Я думаю, варто спробувати. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ думаю, стоит попробовать. — ae5s

    deIch denke, es ist einen Versuch wert. — MUIRIEL

  3. The museum is worth a visit.

    Цей музей варто відвідати. — deniko

    ruЭтот музей сто́ит посетить. — soweli_Elepanto

    deDas Museum ist sehenswert. — Espi

  4. How much is this ring worth?

    Скільки коштує ця обручка? — deniko

    ruСколько стоит это кольцо? — odexed

    deWie viel ist dieser Ring wert? — cost

  5. His speech is worth listening to.

    Варто послухати його промову. — ascolto

    ruЕго речь стоит послушать. — allasobirova

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
equal in value to:
Русский
By meaning 2
equal in value to:
deserving of:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
equal in value to:
deserving of:

Origin

From Middle English worth, from Old English weorþ, from Proto-West Germanic *werþ, from Pr

From Middle English worth, from Old English weorþ, from Proto-West Germanic *werþ, from Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“worthy, valuable”); from Proto-Indo-European *wert-.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way:deserving

Word family

9 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • worth the price
  • worth considering considering
  • isn't worth the
  • worth doing doing
  • worth a try
  • worth the risk
  • worth seeing seeing
  • is worth visiting
  • not worth the
  • is worth reading
  • worth considering
  • worth the effort

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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