worthwhile

«worthwhile» in Mova's school dictionary: Worth the time, effort or money you spend; useful or good… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (worthwhile)

meaning for a pupil

Worth the time, effort or money you spend; useful or good to do. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in everyday life, school and the formal voice: «a worthwhile trip», «It's worthwhile checking your answers.» In maths and money, a deal is worthwhile if what you get is worth more than what you pay.

examples

• Practising every day is worthwhile. tree →
• Helping at the food bank was a worthwhile thing to do. tree →
• The long walk was worthwhile for the view. tree →
• It's worthwhile checking your work before you hand it in. tree →
• Is it worthwhile paying more for the bigger box? tree →
• They did some worthwhile work for the charity. tree →

note

One word: worthwhile. Can go before a noun (a worthwhile job) or after a verb (it was worthwhile). «Worth your while» is the same idea in a phrase.

Trees and pragmatics

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