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worth

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) worth (verb)
  2. 2) worth (adjective)
  3. 3) worth (noun)
  4. 4) worth (preposition)
  5. comparable worth (noun)
  6. net worth (noun)
  7. self-worth (noun)
  8. Fort Worth (geographical name)
  9. Lake Worth (geographical name)
  10. two cents (noun)
  11. Worth, Lake (geographical name)

1worth

verb \ˈwərth\

Definition of WORTH

intransitive verb
archaic
: become —usually used in the phrase woe worth

Origin of WORTH

Middle English, from Old English weorthan; akin to Old High German werdan to become, Latin vertere to turn, Lithuanian versti to overturn, Sanskrit vartate he turns
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with WORTH

berth, birth, dearth, earth, firth, girth, mirth, Perth

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