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title: worth — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «worth» in the school dictionary: Worth tells how much money something could be sold for: «a dime is worth 10 cents». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# worth

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**Who acts:** Worth, much money, dime, they, house, She · **What happens:** tell, sell, be, do, mean, spend · **To what, where:** much money, something, worth, answer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«worth» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [worth in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/worth.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Worth tells how much money something could be sold for: «a dime is worth 10 cents».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:worth:m1:1
# text = Worth tells how much money something could be sold for: «a dime is worth 10 cents».
1	Worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	dime	dime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
17	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	cents	cent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | Worth | much money |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent money=Recipient |
| 2 | **sell** | could · passive | much money *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | a dime |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Worth it» or «worth doing» means good enough to spend the time, money or effort.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:worth:m2:1
# text = «Worth it» or «worth doing» means good enough to spend the time, money or effort.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	nsubj	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
8	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
10	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	spend	spend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** *in a quote* | gerund | Worth *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Worth |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **spend** | to-infinitive | Worth *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person's worth is how valuable or important they are.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:worth:m3:1
# text = A person's worth is how valuable or important they are.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	worth	worth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
7	valuable	valuable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a person's worth |  |  |  |  | valuable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | they |  |  |  |  | important *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«10 dollars' worth of» means as much as 10 dollars buys.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:worth:m4:1
# text = «10 dollars' worth of» means as much as 10 dollars buys.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	worth	worth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	as	as	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obj	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	buys	buy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | 10 dollars's worth |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | as 10 dollars; much *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dime is worth 10 cents.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:worth:x1:1
# text = A dime is worth 10 cents.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dime	dime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	cents	cent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a dime |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The house is worth 200,000 dollars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:worth:x2:1
# text = The house is worth 200,000 dollars.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	200,000	200000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the house |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How much are 5 coins worth?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:worth:x3:1
# text = How much are 5 coins worth?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | 5 coins *obl:unmarked*; worth *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She bought 30 dollars' worth of food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:worth:x4:1
# text = She bought 30 dollars' worth of food.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	worth	worth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | She | 30 dollars's worth of food |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worth=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The long walk was worth it for the view.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:worth:x5:1
# text = The long walk was worth it for the view.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the long walk |  |  |  |  | for the view; worth *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum is worth a visit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:worth:x6:1
# text = The museum is worth a visit.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	visit	visit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the museum |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is worth checking your answer again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:worth:x7:1
# text = It is worth checking your answer again.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	checking	check	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **check** | gerund |  | your answer |  |  | again |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme |
| 3 | **answer** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each gold star is worth 2 points.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:worth:x8:1
# text = Each gold star is worth 2 points.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | each gold star |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is quite worth while trying.’

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:worth:x9:1
# text = It is quite worth while trying.’
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **try** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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