value

«value» in Mova's school dictionary: how much something is worth in money — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun, verb (value, values, valued, valuing)

meaning for a pupil

1) Value is how much something is worth in money. tree →

2) The value of a digit is how much it is worth in a number because of its place: place value. tree →

3) The value of a letter or an expression is the number it stands for: find the value of x. tree →

4) Value means how useful or important something is. tree →

5) Values are the beliefs a person or family thinks are important, like honesty and kindness. tree →

6) To value something is to think it is important, or to say how much it is worth. tree →

sense in the lessons

Maths: worth in money (the value of a coin); place value of digits; the value of a letter or an expression; good value (worth its price). Everyday: value for money, valuables (precious things). Personal and social lessons: family values, school values like respect and honesty.

examples

• The value of the coin is 25 cents. tree →
• What is the value of the 3 in 340? tree →
• The car lost half its value. tree →
• Find the value of x. tree →
• The 5 in 520 has a value of 500. tree →
• This big pack is good value. tree →
• Our school values are kindness, respect and honesty. tree →
• I value my friends more than any toy. tree →
• She had learned early the value of silence. tree →

note

Uncountable for worth (some value); countable for numbers and beliefs (values). Asks for worth: price, total of coins or the result. Trap: the place value of 3 in 340 is 300, not 3. Trap: «valuable» means worth a lot; «invaluable» also means worth very much, not worthless.

In the corpora

• "Value" on a shop's own brand can mean cheap and of low quality.
• Saying thank you, and maybe writing a card, shows you value a person's kindness.
• When you receive a gift, you say thank you and maybe write a card, to show you value the giver's kindness.
• In the UK people value queuing highly and get upset about queue-jumping.
• The value of a coin is shown by the number on it, not by its size.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «value» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.