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{{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ real, true▪
They don't appreciate her real worth.
▪ inherent, intrinsic▪Study has an intrinsic worth, as well as helping you achieve your goals.
▪ human, individual, own, personal, self▪ moral▪ proven▪They are looking for a new sales manager of proven worth.
▪ economic, financial, market▪Some experts doubt the economic worth of the project.
▪The insurance company agreed to pay the car's current market worth.
▪ estimated▪ net▪ literary, musicalVERB + WORTH▪ have▪ demonstrate, prove▪The emergency lighting has proved its worth this year.
▪ appreciate, determine, judge, know, measure▪They don't appreciate her true worth.
▪She knows her own worth.
▪ doubt, question▪ find out, learn, realize, recognize▪I only found out its real worth when I tried to buy another one.
▪ assess, estimate▪ increase▪Cutting out the debts will increase your net worth.
PREPOSITION▪ of worth▪He never contributed anything of worth to the conversation.
▪ worth to▪This necklace isn't worth anything in money terms, but its worth to me is incalculable.
PHRASES▪ a sense of (your own) worth▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}She has no sense of her own worth.
adj.VERBS▪ be, prove▪ become▪ seem▪ make sth▪ find sth▪ consider sth, think sth▪Most of the candidates were not considered worth interviewing.
ADVERB▪ really, well▪This book is well worth reading.
▪ certainly, definitely▪ barely, hardly, scarcely▪It's so unimportant it's hardly worth mentioning.
▪ almost▪ potentially▪ probably▪ reportedly▪ always▪It's always worth seeing if you can get a cheap last-minute deal.
PREPOSITION▪ to▪This order is potentially worth millions of pounds to the company.
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