To be or become.To happen; betide: now used only in the archaic imprecative phrases woe worth the day, the man, etc., in which worth is equivalent to be to, and the noun is in the dative.Worthy; honorable; esteemed; estimable.Having worth, esteem, or value in a given degree; representing a relative or comparative worth (of): used generally with a noun of measurement dependent directly upon it without a preposition.SpecificallyHaving a specified value in money or exchange; representing under fair conditions a price or cost (of); equivalent in value to: expressing either actual market value, or value obtainable under favorable or just conditions.Possessed of; having estate to the value of; possessing: as, a man worth five millions.Having a specified moral value or importance; estimable or esteemed in a given way; reaching a certain grade of excellence.Entitled to, by reason of excellence, importance, etc.; meriting; deserving: having the same construction as in sense 2: as, the castle is worth defending; the matter is not worth notice.n. l. Honor; dignity.n. Worthiness; excellence of character; excellency; merit; desert: as, a man of great worth.n. Value; importance; excellence; valuable or desirable qualities: said of things.n. Value, especially as expressed in terms of some standard of equivalency or exchange: as, what is his house worth? the worth of a commodity is usually the price it will bring in market, but price is not always worth.n. That which one is worth; possessions; substance; wealth; riches.n. =Syn.2 and Merit, etc. See desert. Value, Cost, etc. See price.