To be or become.
To happen; betide: now used only in the archaic imprecative phrases woe worth the day, the man, etc., in which worth is equivalent to be to, and the noun is in the dative.
Worthy; honorable; esteemed; estimable.
Having worth, esteem, or value in a given degree; representing a relative or comparative worth (of): used generally with a noun of measurement dependent directly upon it without a preposition.
Specifically
Having a specified value in money or exchange; representing under fair conditions a price or cost (of); equivalent in value to: expressing either actual market value, or value obtainable under favorable or just conditions.
Possessed of; having estate to the value of; possessing: as, a man worth five millions.
Having a specified moral value or importance; estimable or esteemed in a given way; reaching a certain grade of excellence.
Entitled to, by reason of excellence, importance, etc.; meriting; deserving: having the same construction as in sense 2: as, the castle is worth defending; the matter is not worth notice.
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l. Honor; dignity.
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Worthiness; excellence of character; excellency; merit; desert: as, a man of great worth.
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Value; importance; excellence; valuable or desirable qualities: said of things.
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Value, especially as expressed in terms of some standard of equivalency or exchange: as, what is his house worth? the worth of a commodity is usually the price it will bring in market, but price is not always worth.
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That which one is worth; possessions; substance; wealth; riches.
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=Syn.2 and Merit, etc. See desert. Value, Cost, etc. See price.