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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWorth
/wɜːrθ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The level of importance or value of something.
"The worth of the painting was appraised at over a million dollars."
- 1
Having a specified value or merit.
"She is a person of great worth in our community."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English noun 'weorþ' and adjective 'weorðe', meaning significant, valuable, or of a certain price. It traces back to the Proto-Germanic '*werþaz', which implies turning towards or being equivalent to, maintaining its core sense of value through centuries of Germanic linguistic evolution.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Worth" is said worldwide
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valeur
Transliteration: valeur
"La valeur de cette œuvre d'art est inestimable."
Wert
Transliteration: veːɐ̯t
"Der Wert des Gemäldes wurde auf über eine Million Dollar geschätzt."
valore
Transliteration: vaˈlo.re
"Il valore del dipinto è stato valutato oltre un milione di dollari."
valor
Transliteration: baˈloɾ
"El valor de la pintura fue tasado en más de un millón de dólares."
valor
Transliteration: vaˈloɾ
"O valor da pintura foi avaliado em mais de um milhão de dólares."
मूल्य
Transliteration: mūlya
"इस पेंटिंग का मूल्य एक मिलियन डॉलर से अधिक आंका गया।"
价值
Transliteration: jiàzhí
"这幅画的价值被评估为超过一百万美元。"
가치
Transliteration: gachi
"이 그림의 가치는 백만 달러를 넘는 것으로 평가되었습니다."
価値
Transliteration: kachi
"この絵画の価値は100万ドルを超えると評価されました。"
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