стоимость, ценность, достоинства, цена, заслуживающий, обладающий, стоящий
существительное ↓
прилагательное ↓
- стоящий, имеющий ценность или стоимость
to be worth its weight in gold — высоко цениться, быть очень ценным 
What is it worth? — Чего это стоит?
the property is worth $5000 — имущество оценивается в 5000 долларов
what is the franc worth? — каков сейчас курс франка?
worth the money — стоящий, выгодный (о покупке)
- заслуживающий; стоящий (чего-л.); имеющий значение
worth attention — заслуживающий внимания
to be worth nothing — не представлять собой никакой ценности; никуда не годиться
it is not worth mentioning — об этом не стоит говорить, это не имеет значения
it is not worth remembering — об этом не стоит вспоминать
- обладающий состоянием
he is worth a hundred thousand dollars — он имеет капитал в сто тысяч долларов
he is worth money — он богат
she died worth a million — она оставила (наследникам) миллион
that’s all I am worth — вот всё моё состояние
- приносящий доход
глагол ↓
- случаться, происходить
woe [well] worth the day! — да будет проклят [благословен] этот день!
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
an actor worth several million dollars — актёр, который стоит несколько миллионов долларов
to seize and book every object worth noticing — схватить и описать любой предмет, достойный внимания
illegal business which is worth billions of dollars — незаконный бизнес, с оборотом в миллиарды долларов
to cost / be worth a fortune — стоить кучу денег, быть очень дорогим
worth of game — цена игры
people of high interior worth — люди с высокими моральными качествами
coins of equal value / worth — монеты равного достоинства
not worth a row of pins — никуда не годится
not to be worth an hour’s purchase — не протянет и часа
not worth a stiver — гроша не стоит
to be worth a / smb.’s while — стоить затраченного времени и усилий
study of great worth — исследование, имеющее важное значение
Примеры с переводом
What is it worth?
Чего это стоит?
It’s not worth the risk.
Это не стоит того риска.
The game is not worth the candle.
Игра не стоит свеч.
This play is worth seeing.
Эту пьесу стоит посмотреть.
He is worth over a million.
Его состояние больше миллиона.
If a job is worth doing, it is worth doing properly.
Если дело стоит делать, его стоит делать как следует.
It is not worth a rush.
Это гроша ломаного не стоит.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
The worth of the stocks has increased. 
Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas
I am milking this for all it’s worth
Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰, напротив примера.
Возможные однокоренные слова
worthless — бесполезный, никчемный, дрянной, никудышный, бесценный, матерный, херовый
worthy — достойный, заслуживающий, достойный человек, герой, особа
worthily — достойно, заслуженно
worthing — Уэртинг
Знакомя вас с различными секретами английского языка, хотелось бы обратить ваше внимание на одно слово – worth, знание и умелое использование которого поможет вам выразить самые разнообразные мысли. Непримечательное на первый взгляд, оно является довольно значимым, в чем вы сейчас убедитесь.
В качестве существительного оно имеет значение «ценность, значимость», и мы подчеркиваем ценность чего-либо при помощи слова worth, например,
- We have made a discovery of great worth мы сделали открытие большой значимости –
- This information is of no worth — эта информация не имеет ценности.
- We have found a pearl of great worth — мы нашли жемчужину большой ценности
или, напротив, незначительность чего-либо:
- These pictures are of no worth – эти картины не имеют ценности
- We don’t accept poems of little worth – мы не принимаем посредственные стихи
- Your composition is of no worth – ваше сочинение никуда не годится
worth используется также в значении «богатство» :
- His worth is a million dollars — его состояние составляет миллион долларов
Worth — прилагательное
В качестве прилагательного worth используется в составе именного сказуемого и имеет значение «стоящий»:
- She is not worth your attention – она не заслуживает твоего внимания
- Don’t lock the door; it isn’t worth the trouble – Не закрывай дверь, не стоит беспокойства
Ну а если речь идет о человеке, то «достойный». Достойный человек звучит как «a man of worth», оценить кого-то по достоинству — to know smb’s worth.
worth doing something — стоит что-то делать
Заметьте, что если после worth следует глагол, он принимает окончание ing:
- Beauty is worth making an effort – Красота стоит усилий
- This film is not worth watching – Этот фильм не стоит смотреть
- The job isn’t worth doing it – работа не стоит того, чтобы ее выполнять
В американском английском есть выражение «to put in one’s two cents worth». В русском языке тоже есть такое выражение «вставить свои пять копеек», т.е. обязательно высказать своё мнение.
- Why does he always put in his two cents worth? – почему он всегда должен вставить свои пять копеек?
При помощи слова worth можно узнать цену чего-либо, или курс валют:
- What is it worth? — сколько это стоит?
- What is the dollar worth? — каков курс доллара?
1
a
: monetary value
farmhouse and lands of little worth
b
: the equivalent of a specified amount or figure
2
: the value of something measured by its qualities or by the esteem in which it is held
a literary heritage of great worth
3
a
: moral or personal value
trying to teach human worth
1
b
: having assets or income equal to
1
archaic
: having monetary or material value
Phrases
worth one’s salt
: of substantial or significant value or merit
for all one is worth
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun
A diamond’s worth is determined partly by its cut and clarity.
The worth of the stocks has increased.
The furniture was of little worth since it was in such bad condition.
He has proved his worth to the team.
The book has proved its worth by saving me hundreds of dollars.
Preposition
an actor worth several million dollars
The corporation is worth billions of dollars.
A carefully written cover letter and resume is worth the effort.
It takes a long time to get a table at the restaurant, but the food is well worth the wait.
The movie was good, but I didn’t think it was worth all the fuss.
Chicago is worth a visit. I think you’ll really like it.
Do you think the car is worth buying?
It is worth noting that his father and mother are also doctors.
This book is not worth reading.
an idea well worth consideration
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, going back to Old English weorþ, wyrth (strong neuter noun), going back to Germanic *werþa- (whence also Old Frisian werth, worth «value,» Old Saxon werth «payment, price,» Old High German werd «value, price,» Old Icelandic verð, Gothic wairþ «price»), noun derivative from *werþa-, adjective, «of value» — more at worth entry 3
Preposition
Middle English, from worth worth entry 3
Adjective
Middle English, «having monetary value, valuable, having status, deserving, highborn, efficacious, strong,» going back to Old English weorþ, wyrþ, worþ «having monetary value, valuable,» going back to Germanic *werþa- (whence also Old Frisian werth «of value,» Old Saxon werth «of value, worthy, dear,» Old High German werd, wert «of value, valuable,» Old Icelandic verðr «of value, worthy,» Gothic wairþs «deserving»), of uncertain origin
Note:
The Middle English adjective continues in part Old English wierðe, wyrðe «worthy, deserving,» a ja-stem adjective from the same base. Welsh gwerth «worth, value, price» (whence gwerthu «to sell»), along with Middle Breton guerz, is perhaps an early loan from Old English.
Verb
Middle English worthen «to exist, be, come into existence, become, change, happen,» going back to Old English weorþan, wurþan (class III strong verb) «to become, come to be, happen,» going back to Germanic *werþan- (whence also Old Frisian wertha «to become, happen, arise,» Old Saxon werthan, Old High German werdan, Old Icelandic verða, Gothic wairþan «to become»), going back to an Indo-European verbal base *u̯ert- «turn,» whence also Latin vertō, vertere «to cause to revolve, turn, spin,» vertor «(I) change direction, turn,» Lithuanian verčiù, ver͂sti «to cause to turn,» Sanskrit vártate «(it) turns, rolls, revolves»; with zero-grade ablaut Old Church Slavic vrǔštǫ, vrǔteti sę «to turn oneself»; with a causative stem *u̯ort- Old Church Slavic vraštǫ, vratiti «to make turn,» Sanskrit vartáyati «(s/he) makes turn»; from an n-present Old Church Slavic obvrǔnǫti sę «to turn around,» Tocharian B wärnāmane «turning»
Note:
In Germanic the Indo-European base *u̯ert- «turn» developed the figurative sense «become, happen» (compare, in English, «the milk turned sour»), which has largely displaced the literal senses (but compare the suffix *-wearda- -ward entry 1).
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Preposition
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of worth was
before the 12th century
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The first to his boss, Fred Fielding, on Feb. 3, 1984 denounced the notion of equal pay for comparable worth, saying It is difficult to exaggerate the perniciousness of the comparable worth theory. ❋ Unknown (2005)
Annita, in the old ragged dresses in which they were found; and if he paints their little dimpled shoulders and cunning little legs and feet half as pretty as they really are, I know you will say with me, that the «Little Emigrants» are worth looking at, and _worth loving_. ❋ Fanny Fern (N/A)
Give him history books where every hero he is supposed to model himself after, every president who led his country, every philosopher who ever uttered a word worth remembering, every inventor who pushed back the night for the human race was black. ❋ Steven Barnes (2000)
There are only 2 other candidates for the title worth considering, Weeb Ewbank, in the Pro Football HOF and Bill Parcells, soon to be. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Through my process of decision-making with my family and my close friends as to whether I should throw my name in the hat for the GOP nomination for 2012 — Is a title worth it? ❋ JoAnne Allen (2011)
«Is a title worth it— does a title shackle a person?» the former Alaska governor asked during a discussion of her 2012 plans ❋ Unknown (2011)
He thinks it’s a possible take over candidate and a name worth looking at, especially at current levels.
Certainly, that seems to be a name worth discussing, considering that by some accounts the Twins were very close to dealing away the center fielder just three months ago. ❋ Unknown (2011)
And with millions of baby boomers starting to reach retirement age and with SRZ’s business improving, the «Mad Money» host thinks this is a name worth looking at.
— Kurt Sutter and company offered yet another title worth Googling. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Another term worth throwing out there is «PAN,» or Personal Area Network, which is used for technology like Bluetooth and refers to the peripherals (mice, speakers, keyboards, etc.) you’ve networked together. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Lucas Arts ‘latest Star Wars videogame doesn’t take long to finish and when there’s no multiplayer support whatsoever, it’s not surprising gamers crave for new additions to make the title worth the purchase. ❋ Unknown (2008)
February 28th, 2010 at 8: 28 am what do you call super rich? and if his worth is all in stock, how do you take it from him? what if he owns land? what if he owns patents? what if he is a Saudi Royal? ❋ Unknown (2010)
Selecting the candidate and then determining the worth is the wrong method. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Is the chance to win a title worth $6.2 million dollars? ❋ Unknown (2011)
[emil] has worth ❋ Td0tr0y (2004)
[Man], [that dude] is so not worth ❋ Hitmewithmusic (2009)
Their not worth it you [can do] so [much] [better] ❋ Depressed Life (2017)
Example:
Here’s to another night of non-worthful partying baby!
Hey bitches, cant make dinner at Butter because i need to be worthful in [the library] for like 3 hours, but i’ll meet up with you at [aer]. [xoxo].
let’s do something worthful for like an hour and then start drinking. ❋ Llrb (2005)
Friend: Dude, I you totally [threw] up on the [roller coaster]!
You: [Worth it]! ❋ Blackzmyth (2007)
Worth is For example, you!! You might not think you are at a certain moment but trust you are :)) soo many people at the moment love you right now and what your going through right now will get better💕 trust me [been there, done that] soo don’t give up. The future has soo many good things [waiting for you] soo be patient and be happy ,love you sm!! ~ BY [MARI] ❋ Mari🥺 (2020)
He is a worthful [person] to me. ❋ Twin_stacks (2013)
A: Are you coming to the show tonight?
B: maybe…[is it] [worth]?
A: of course it’s worth!!
B: [alright] I’ll be there ❋ Codyrocksmysocks (2015)
«I just pulled a huge [prank] on my [professor]. I ended up [suspended], but worth it.» ❋ Cutesy Pastel Living Doll (2013)
Worthing is good for shopping but there are so many [buggies] in the way!!
Worthing is [sunny] but damn! its so boring!
Worthing is full of people [up there] own arse! 
❋ Sixdown8across (2011)
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /wɜːθ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /wɝθ/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)θ
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English worth, from Old English weorþ, from Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“worthy, valuable”); from Proto-Indo-European *wert-.
Cognate with Dutch waard (adjective), Low German weert (adjective), German wert, Wert, Swedish värd, Welsh gwerth, Ukrainian вартість (vartistʹ).
Adjective[edit]
worth (not comparable)
- Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.
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My house now is worth double what I paid for it.
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Cleanliness is a virtue worth more than others.
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A painting worth thousands.
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- Deserving of.
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I think you’ll find my proposal worth your attention.
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His friendship is not worth having.
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2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao’s Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao”, in the Guardian[1]:
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Two years after their first European trophy, Atlético were well worth their second.
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- (obsolete, except in Scots) Valuable, worthwhile.
- Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.
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This job is hardly worth the effort.
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Usage notes[edit]
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.» Fowler’s Modern English Usage says, «the adjective worth requires what is most easily described as an object.»
Joan Maling (1983) shows that worth is best analysed as a preposition rather than an adjective. CGEL (2002) analyzes it as an adjective.
Compare:
- Organic strawberries are worth paying extra money for.
- It’s worth paying extra money for organic strawberries.
When «worth» is used as an adjective of a subject, the verb «to be» (usually associated with «worth») is singular or plural in accordance with the subject (in the first example, in the plural). In the other case, shown in the second example, the subject is the pronoun «it».
Derived terms[edit]
- for what it’s worth, FWIW
- not worth a brass farthing
- not worth a Continental
- not worth a cress
- not worth a curse
- not worth a dime
- not worth a plug nickel
- not worth a whistle
- not worth the candle
- not worth writing home about
- unworth
- worth a try
- worth every penny
- worth it
- worth its weight in gold
- worth one’s salt
- worth one’s weight in salt
- worth one’s while
- worth the risk
- worthful
- worthless
- worthwhile
- worthy
Translations[edit]
equal in value to
- Arabic: مَاثَلَ (māṯala)
- Belarusian: ва́рты (várty)
- Bulgarian: равностоен (bg) (ravnostoen)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 值得 (zh) (zhíde)
- Czech: mající hodnotu c
- Danish: værd
- Dutch: gelijkwaardig aan, waard (nl)
- Esperanto: valora
- Finnish: arvoinen (fi)
- French: équivalent (fr)
- German: Wert (de)
- Italian: valore (it) m
- Korean: 값나가다 (gamnagada)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: verd (no), verdt
- Nynorsk: verd
- Polish: wart (pl)
- Portuguese: equivalente (pt)
- Russian: сто́ящий (ru) (stójaščij), сто́ить (ru) (stóitʹ) (verb)
- Scottish Gaelic: fiach
- Spanish: valioso (es)
- Swahili: dhamana (sw)
- Thai: please add this translation if you can
- Turkish: layık (tr), değerinde
- Ukrainian: ва́ртий (uk) (vártyj)
deserving of
- Arabic: اِسْتَحَقَّ (istaḥaqqa)
- Armenian: արժանի (hy) (aržani)
- Bulgarian: заслужен (bg) (zaslužen), заслужаващ (bg) (zaslužavašt)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 值得 (zh) (zhídé)
- Czech: zasluhující si c
- Danish: værd
- Dutch: gewaardeerd (nl)
- Esperanto: inda (eo)
- Finnish: arvoinen (fi), väärti (fi)
- French: méritant (fr), valoir la peine (fr) (verb)
- German: verdienen (de), sich lohnen (de) (verb)
- Hindi: लायक़ (hi) (lāyaq), मूल्य (hi) (mūlya), योग्य (hi) (yogya), क़द्र f (qadra)
- Italian: degno (it), meritevole (it) f
- Japanese: 価値がある (ja) (かちがある, kachi ga aru)
- Korean: 값어치있다 (gapseochiitda), 만하다 (ko) (manhada)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: verd (no), verdt
- Nynorsk: verd
- Polish: zasługujący (na coś), warty (pl) (czegoś)
- Portuguese: valer a pena (pt)
- Russian: сто́ящий (ru) (stójaščij), заслу́живающий (ru) (zaslúživajuščij), сто́ить (ru) (stóitʹ) (verb)
- Scottish Gaelic: fiach
- Serbo-Croatian: vrijedan (sh)
- Spanish: que vale la pena
- Turkish: layık (tr)
- Ukrainian: ва́ртий (uk) (vártyj)
making a fair equivalent of
- Arabic: اِسْتَحَقَّ (istaḥaqqa)
- Bulgarian: струващ (bg) (struvašt)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 值得 (zh) (zhídé)
- Czech: rovnající se, stojící (cs)
- Dutch: vermogen (nl)
- Finnish: arvoinen (fi)
- German: Wert (de)
- Korean: 값어치있다 (gapseochiitda)
- Russian: сто́ящий (ru) (stójaščij), сто́ить (ru) (stóitʹ) (verb)
- Scottish Gaelic: fiach
- Ukrainian: ва́ртий (uk) (vártyj)
Noun[edit]
worth (countable and uncountable, plural worths)
- (countable) Value.
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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.
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stocks having a worth of two million pounds
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2022 January 12, Tom Allett, “MPs concerned at Treasury’s influence on rail industry”, in RAIL, number 948, page 13:
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The December 11 Telegraph story, which accused the Treasury of blocking plans for £30 billion worth of electrification across the rail network […], has rung alarm bells over who is the real source of power concerning rail’s development — the Department of Transport or the Treasury?
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- (uncountable) Merit, excellence.
- Our new director is a man whose worth is well acknowledged.
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2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport[2]:
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Manchester United’s Tom Cleverley impressed on his first competitive start and Lampard demonstrated his continued worth at international level in a performance that was little more than a stroll once England swiftly exerted their obvious authority.
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- (uncountable) Wealth, fortune, riches, property, possessions.
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2018 July 19, “More than £1.2 million of Bitcoin seized from drug dealer”, in cps.gov.uk[3], London: Crown Prosecution Service, retrieved 2018-07-20:
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A drug dealer and money launderer who was using cryptocurrency to conceal his funds has had over £1.2 million worth of Bitcoins seized, restrained and then converted into British pounds in the first case of its kind.
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- (uncountable) An amount that could be achieved or produced in a specified time.
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2020 November 18, “Network News: Lack of safety compliance a factor in Loughborough SPAD”, in Rail, page 25:
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Although most modern OTDR equipment can store at least eight days’ worth of data (in line with current industry standards), when it was downloaded from the Class 57s involved, it was discovered they had stored just over eight hours’ worth of data.
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- (uncountable, obsolete) High social standing, noble rank.
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1593, anonymous, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], Act I:
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VVhat bee they men of any worth or no? […]
No my good Lord, they bee men of no great account,
For they bee none but Tylers, Thatchers, Millers, and ſuch like.
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Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from worth (noun)
Translations[edit]
value
- Arabic: قِيمَة f (qīma)
- Belarusian: цана́ f (caná), ва́ртасць (be) f (vártascʹ), цэ́ннасць f (cénnascʹ)
- Bulgarian: цена (bg) f (cena), стойност (bg) f (stojnost)
- Catalan: valor (ca) m
- Cherokee: ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ (tsugvwalodi)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 價值／价值 (zh) (jiàzhí)
- Czech: cena (cs), hodnota (cs) f
- Dutch: waarde (nl) f
- Finnish: arvo (fi)
- French: valeur (fr) m
- German: Wert (de) m
- Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸 n (wairþ)
- Higaonon: bli
- Hindi: क़ीमत f (qīmat), क़द्र f (qadra)
- Italian: valore (it) m
- Japanese: 価値 (ja) (かち, kachi)
- Korean: 값 (ko) (gap), 값어치 (ko) (gapseochi), 가치(價値) (ko) (gachi)
- Low German:
- German Low German: Weert (nds) m
- Maranao: bansa
- Plautdietsch: Wieet m
- Polish: wartość (pl) f
- Portuguese: valor (pt) m
- Russian: цена́ (ru) f (cená), це́нность (ru) f (cénnostʹ), сто́имость (ru) f (stóimostʹ)
- Scottish Gaelic: fiach m, luach m, fiù m
- Spanish: valor (es) m, valía (es)
- Swedish: värde (sv) n
- Tamil: மதிப்பு (ta) (matippu)
- Tocharian B: kare
- Turkish: değer (tr)
- Ukrainian: ціна́ (uk) f (ciná), ці́нність (uk) f (cínnistʹ), ва́ртість (uk) f (vártistʹ)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English worthen, wurthen, werthen (“to be; exist; come into being; come into existence”), from Old English weorþan (“to come into being; be made; become; arise; be”), from Proto-West Germanic *werþan, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną (“to come about; happen; come into being; become”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn; turn out”).
Cognate with Dutch worden, Low German warrn, German werden, Old Norse verða (Norwegian verta, Swedish varda), Latin vertere.
Alternative forms[edit]
- word
Verb[edit]
worth (third-person singular simple present worths, present participle worthing, simple past worth or worthed, past participle worth or worthed or worthen)
- (obsolete, except in set phrases or dialectal) To be, become, betide.
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1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezekiel 30:2:
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Sonne of man, prophecie and say, Thus saith the Lord God, Howle ye, woe worth the day.
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1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “ch. 3, Landlord Edmund”, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, book II (The Ancient Monk):
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For, adds our erudite Friend, the Saxon weorthan equivalent to the German werden, means to grow, to become; traces of which old vocable are still found in the North-country dialects, as, ‘What is word of him?’ meaning ‘What is become of him?’ and the like. Nay we in modern English still say, ‘Woe worth the hour.’ [i.e. Woe befall the hour]
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Woe worth the man that crosses me.
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Well worth thee, me friend.
(May good fortune befall you, my friend.)
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Derived terms[edit]
- forworth
References[edit]
- worth in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- “worth”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- worth at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Joan Maling (1983), Transitive Adjectives: A Case of Categorial Reanalysis, in F. Henry and B. Richards (eds.), Linguistic Categories: Auxiliaries and Related Puzzles, vol.1, pp. 253-289.
Anagrams[edit]
- throw, whort, wroth
Scots[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English weorþ.
Adjective[edit]
worth (comparative mair worth, superlative maist worth)
- Valuable, worth while.