worthwhile
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See also: worth while
English
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[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]From worth (adjective) + while (noun).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit ]- (UK , wine–whine merger ) IPA (key): /ˌwɜː(ɹ)θˈwaɪl/
- (UK , without the wine–whine merger ) IPA (key): /ˌwɜː(ɹ)θˈʍaɪl/
- (General American , Canada , wine–whine merger ) IPA (key): /ˌwɝθˈwaɪl/
- (Australian , wine–whine merger ) IPA (key): /ˌwɜːθˈwɑel/
- Rhymes: -aɪl
Adjective
[edit ]worthwhile (comparative more worthwhile, superlative most worthwhile)
- Good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on.
- Doing volunteer work to help others is truly worthwhile.
Synonyms
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[edit ]Translations
[edit ]good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on — see also pay off
- Bulgarian: който си струва (kojto si struva)
- Chinese:
- Danish: umagen værd , svarer sig , betaler sig
- Dutch: de moeite lonend , de moeite waard , waardevol (nl)
- Esperanto: inda (eo)
- Finnish: vaivan arvoinen
- French: de valeur , qui en vaut la peine
- German: lohnend (de) , wertvoll (de) , sinnvoll (de)
- Hungarian: érdemes (hu)
- Interlingua: de valor , que vale le pena
- Italian: che vale la pena
- Māori: whaihua
- Norwegian: umaken verd
- Polish: opłacalny (pl)
- Portuguese: vantajoso (pt)
- Russian: сто́ящий (ru) (stójaščij)
- Scottish Gaelic: fiach
- Spanish: de valor
- Turkish: değer (tr) , faydalı (tr) , yararlı (tr)
- Welsh: gwerth chweil
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Translations to be checked
References
[edit ]- ^ "worthwhile, adj. and n.", in OED Online Paid subscription required , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
