From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishworthwhileworth‧while /ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl◂ $ ˌwɜːrθ-/●くろまる●くろまる○しろまる adjectiveUSEFULif something is worthwhile, it is important or useful, or you gain something from itHe wanted to do a worthwhile job.We decided to give the money to a worthwhile cause (=one that helps people).it is worthwhile to do somethingI thought it was worthwhile to clarify the matter.it is worthwhile doing somethingIt wasn’t worthwhile continuing with the project.► see thesaurus at usefulExamples from the Corpusworthwhile• Didn't I almost want there to be some one - to make the fightworthwhile?• Ephesus alone made the tripworthwhile.• It was all part of a life that made me feel secure in the belief that at last I had found something worthwhile.• Patients who had experienced such treatment reported, on average, that small improvements in survival would make the treatment worthwhile.• Programs like this one get kids involved in worthwhile activities.• I don't ask, of course, because I wouldn't get any worthwhileanswer.• More typical is the partialcure where the doctors could say that the treatment was worthwhile but the futureuncertain.• How can I teach her that the worthwhileenterprise is the enterprise of learning to live with our scars?• This says much about the worthwhileunderlyingvalues of social work and provides grounds for hope.worthwhile cause• Councilleader Christopher Kingsley said the restorationproject will create local jobs and was a worthwhile cause.• It's a simple idea which should channel hundreds of millions of pounds into worthwhile causes.• Triodos's range of accounts includes six Partnership Accounts that allow savers to channel money into worthwhile causes.• If you wish to contribute to this worthwhile cause, please see below for details.