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worth

1. worth \'w*rth\ vi [ME worthen, fr. OE weorthan; akin to OHG werdan to 
   become, L] vertere to turn archaic  : BECOME - usu. used in the phrase woe 
   worth 
2. worth aj [ME, fr. OE weorth worthy, of (a specifed) value; akin to OHG 
   werd]worthy, worth archaic  1: having monetary or material value  archaic  
   2: ESTIMABLE 
3. worth pp 1a: equal in value to  1b: having possessions or income equal 
   to  2: deserving of {well ~ the effort}  3: capable of {ran for all he was 
   ~} 
4. worth n 1a: monetary value  1b: the equivalent of a specified amount or 
   figure  2: the value of something measured by its qualities or by the 
   esteem in whi ch it is held 3a: moral or personal value  3b: MERIT, 
   EXCELLENCE  4: WEALTH, RICHES , or excellent. WORTH applies to what is 
   intrinsically or enduringly excellent, meritorious, or desirable; VALUE may 
   suggest the immediate estimation of the worth of something to an individual 
   or is a particular situation SYN syn WORTH, VALUE mean the quality of being 
   useful, important