The President's trip to Washington this week seems to have been worthwhile.
...a worthwhile movie that was compelling enough to watch again...
It might be worthwhile to consider your attitude to an insurance policy.
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worthwhile — worthwhile, adj. Worth the time or effort spent. See worth while. [1913 Webster] worthy. worthwhileness. > [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
worthwhile — index beneficial, gainful, laudable, lucrative, meritorious, productive, profitable, purposeful Burt … Law dictionary
worthwhile — 1884, from WORTH (Cf. worth) (1) + WHILE (Cf. while) … Etymology dictionary
worthwhile — [adj] helpful advantageous, beneficial, constructive, estimable, excellent, gainful, good, important, invaluable, justifiable, lucrative, meritorious, money making, paying, priceless, productive, profitable, remunerative, rewarding, serviceable,… … New thesaurus
worthwhile — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ worth the time, money, or effort spent … English terms dictionary
worthwhile — [wʉrth′hwīl′, wʉrth′wīl′] adj. important or valuable enough to repay time or effort spent; of true value … English World dictionary
worthwhile — worth|while S3 [ˌwə:θˈwaıl US ˌwə:rθ ] adj if something is worthwhile, it is important or useful, or you gain something from it ▪ He wanted to do a worthwhile job. ▪ We decided to give the money to a worthwhile cause (=one that helps people) . it … Dictionary of contemporary English
worthwhile — adj. 1) worthwhile for 2) worthwhile to + inf. (it s worthwhile for you to visit the exhibit) * * * [ˌwɜːθ waɪl] worthwhile for worthwhile to + inf. (it s worthwhile for you to visit the exhibit) … Combinatory dictionary
worthwhile — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ Their gratitude made it all worthwhile. ▪ consider sth … Collocations dictionary
worthwhile — worth|while [ ,wɜrθ waıl, ,wɜrθ hwaıl ] adjective ** if something is worthwhile, it is worth the time, money, or effort that you spend on it: We felt the meeting had been very worthwhile. I wanted to do my part for a worthwhile charity. be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
worthwhile */*/ — UK [ˌwɜː(r)θˈwaɪl] / US [ˌwɜrθˈwaɪl] / US [ˌwɜrθˈhwaɪl] adjective if something is worthwhile, it is worth the time, money, or effort that you spend on it I wanted to do my bit for a worthwhile charity. We felt the meeting had been very worthwhile … English dictionary
