French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825 1895)
To be; to become; to betide; -- now used only in the phrases, woe worth the day, woe worth the man, etc., in which the verb is in the imperative, and the nouns day, man, etc., are in the dative. Woe be to the day, woe be to the man, etc., are equivalent phrases.
Noun
the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
Noun
French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895)
Noun
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value; "10 dollars worth of gasoline"
v. i.
To be; to become; to betide; -- now used only in the
phrases, woe worth the day, woe worth the man, etc., in which the verb
is in the imperative, and the nouns day, man, etc., are in the dative.
Woe be to the day, woe be to the man, etc., are equivalent phrases.
a.
Valuable; of worthy; estimable; also, worth while.
a.
Equal in value to; furnishing an equivalent for; proper to
be exchanged for.
a.
Deserving of; -- in a good or bad sense, but chiefly in a
good sense.
a.
Having possessions equal to; having wealth or estate to the
value of.
a.
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.
a.
Value in respect of moral or personal qualities; excellence;
virtue; eminence; desert; merit; usefulness; as, a man or magistrate of
great worth.
Worth
I counsel . . . to let the cat worthe.
He worth upon [got upon] his steed gray.
Worth
It was not worth to make it wise.2.
A ring he hath of mine worth forty ducats.
All our doings without charity are nothing worth.
If your arguments produce no conviction, they are worth nothing to me.3.
To reign is worth ambition, though in hell.
This is life indeed, life worth preserving.4.
At Geneva are merchants reckoned worth twenty hundred crowns.
Worth
What 's worth in anything But so much money as 't will bring?2.
To be of worth, and worthy estimation.
As none but she, who in that court did dwell, Could know such worth, or worth describe so well.
To think how modest worth neglected lies.
Worthful
To be; to become; to betide; -- now used only in the phrases, woe worth the day, woe worth the man, etc., in which the verb is in the imperative, and the nouns day, man, etc., are in the dative. Woe be to the day, woe be to the man, etc., are equivalent phrases.
Valuable; of worthy; estimable; also, worth while.
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.
Usage Examples
A picture is worth a thousand words.
A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.
A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.
A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.
A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.
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Other Usage ExamplesA little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.
A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing.
A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song But the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong.
A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns, must show no emotion. Money must be so far beneath a gentleman that it is hardly worth troubling about.
A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it.
A person's worth is quite independent of their usefulness to society.
A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils. But while runners differ, basic principles never change. So it's a matter of fitting your current practices to fit the event and the individual. See, what's good for you might not be worth a darn for the next guy.
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