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Collocations for worth - noun

ADJECTIVE

real, true
They don't appreciate her real worth.
inherent, intrinsic
Study has an intrinsic worth, as well as helping you achieve your goals.
human, individual, own, personal, self
moral
proven
They are looking for a new sales manager of proven worth.
economic, financial, market
Some experts doubt the economic worth of the project.
The insurance company agreed to pay the car's current market worth.
estimated
net
literary, musical

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VERB + worth

have
demonstrate, prove
The emergency lighting has proved its worth this year.
appreciate, determine, judge, know, measure
They don't appreciate her true worth.
She knows her own worth.
doubt, question
find out, learn, realize, recognize
I only found out its real worth when I tried to buy another one.
assess, estimate
increase
Cutting out the debts will increase your net worth.

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PREPOSITION

of worth
He never contributed anything of worth to the conversation.
worth to
This necklace isn't worth anything in money terms, but its worth to me is incalculable.

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PHRASES

a sense of (your own) worth
She has no sense of her own worth.

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Collocations for worth - adj.

VERBS

be, prove
become
seem
make sth
find sth
consider sth, think sth
Most of the candidates were not considered worth interviewing.

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ADVERB

really, well
This book is well worth reading.
certainly, definitely
barely, hardly, scarcely
It's so unimportant it's hardly worth mentioning.
almost
potentially
probably
reportedly
always
It's always worth seeing if you can get a cheap last-minute deal.

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PREPOSITION

to
This order is potentially worth millions of pounds to the company.

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