Tra từ worth - Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

worth UK [wɜːθ] US [wɝːθ] adjective

MONEY

1. <E > having a particular value, especially in money
• Our house is worth £200 000.
• Heroin worth about $5 million was seized.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Costs and expenses
2. informal having a particular amount of money
• She must be worth at least half a million.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Costs and expenses
3. be worth it
to be of reasonable or good value for the price
• Four days' car hire costs £150, which is well worth it for the freedom it gives you.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Costs and expenses

• "I paid £2000 for this car." "You've been had, mate. It's not worth more than £1000."
• Thieves broke the shop window and carried off jewellery worth thousands of pounds.
• Buying those shares was a very far-sighted move - they must be worth ten times their original value now.
• Any painting by Van Gogh is worth a fortune.
• The country exports goods worth $600 million per annum.

IMPORTANCE

4. be worth sth
<E > to be important or interesting enough to receive a particular action
• I think this matter is worth our attention.
• When you're in Reykjavik, the National Museum is worth a visit.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Useful or advantageous
5. be worth having/doing sth
<E > to be important or useful to have or do
• There's nothing worth reading in this newspaper.
• If you are a young, inexperienced driver, it is worth having comprehensive insurance.
• It's worth remembering that prices go up on February 1st.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Useful or advantageous
6. worth it
<I > enjoyable enough or producing enough advantages to make the necessary effort, risk, pain, etc. seem acceptable
• It was a long climb to the top of the hill, but it was worth it for the view from the top.
• Don't tire yourself out Geri, it's really not worth it.
• After the plastic surgery I had two black eyes and was very swollen. But I knew it would be worth it.
• Forget him, love, - he's just not worth it.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Causing pleasure ↑Useful or advantageous

Common errors:
When worth is followed by a verb, that verb cannot be in the infinitive with 'to'.
Do not say 'be worth to do something', say be worth doing something:
✗ Do you think it's worth to ask Patrick first?
• Do you think it's worth asking Patrick first?
Idioms: If a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing well ▪ What's it worth? ▪ for all you are worth ▪ for what it's worth ▪ make it worth your while ▪ not worth the paper something is printed on ▪ worth its weight in gold ▪ worth your salt ▪ worth your while

noun

MONEY

1. <E > uncountable the amount of money which something can be sold for; value
• The estimated worth of the plastics and petrochemical industry is about $640 billion.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Costs and expenses

2. £20/$100, etc. worth of sth
<E > the amount of something that you could buy for £20/$100, etc
• $4 million worth of souvenirs and gift items have been produced for the event.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Costs and expenses

• He bought a dollar's worth of stamps.
• He tried to read books of real worth.
• She got her money's worth out of that coat.
• The lorry contained thousands of pounds worth of contraband.
• I've got £20 000 worth of cover for the contents of my house.

IMPORTANCE

3. <E > uncountable the importance or usefulness of something or someone
• He felt as though he had no worth.
• She has proved her worth on numerous occasions.
• The study proved that women were paid less than men holding jobs of comparable worth.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Importance ↑Useful or advantageous

• He proved his worth to the team by scoring two goals in the final.
• He behaved like a person of great worth.
• His worth to the school was incalculable.
• The anti-lock brakes proved their worth when the car was nearly involved in an accident.
• It was hard to assess the worth of his contribution to the discussion.

AMOUNT

4. a month's/year's, etc. worth of sth
an amount of something which will last a month/year, etc. or which takes a month/year, etc. to do
• a month's worth of grocery shopping
• I've done three hour's worth of work this morning.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Informal measurements of volume ↑Measurements of volume
Idiom: get your money's worth