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# worth

«worth» in Mova's school dictionary: **Worth tells how much money something could be sold for:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (worth); noun (worth)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Worth tells how much money something could be sold for: «a dime is worth 10 cents». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worth/#m1)

2) «Worth it» or «worth doing» means good enough to spend the time, money or effort. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worth/#m2)

3) A person's worth is how valuable or important they are. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worth/#m3)

4) «10 dollars' worth of» means as much as 10 dollars buys. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worth/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In school maths: value in money; coins worth some cents; total = number × worth of one; «30 dollars' worth of food» is money spent. In everyday life: «Is it worth it?», «worth a try», «worth a visit», a card collection worth a lot. Phrases: «worth it», «worth a try», «worthwhile», «a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush».

### examples

- A dime is worth 10 cents. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worth/#x1)
- The house is worth 200,000 dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worth/#x2)
- How much are 5 coins worth? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worth/#x3)
- She bought 30 dollars' worth of food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worth/#x4)
- The long walk was worth it for the view. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worth/#x5)
- The museum is worth a visit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worth/#x6)
- It is worth checking your answer again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worth/#x7)
- Each gold star is worth 2 points. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worth/#x8)
- It is quite worth while trying.’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worth/#x9)

### note

«Worth» is followed by an amount or a «-ing» verb: «worth 5 dollars», «worth seeing». A dime is 10 cents; a quarter is 25 cents. Maths: gives a value per item: total = number × worth of one. «30 dollars' worth» is an amount of money spent.

### In the corpora

- [A keepsake can be very precious even when it is worth little money, so you should ask before touching it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/26-what-people-leave-behind/15/)
- [The boots weren't worth all that shouting."](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/36-big-feelings-in-big-people/5/)
- [Makeover shows and influencers' "perfect" routines are often selling products; nobody needs a makeover to be worth something.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/54-reality-tv-what-is-staged-and-what-is-real/20/)
- [Each streaming service costs money every month and has different shows; families choose which ones are worth paying for.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts/17/)
- [Small models use far less energy than very big ones, which is one reason small models are worth making.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/28-who-you-are-honest-ai/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «worth» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worth/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.