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Common collocations with worth in American Collocation

worth noun uncountable

US /wɜrθ/

in itself

inherent
intrinsic

She has a belief in the intrinsic worth of education.

real

real
true

We never had a chance to show our true worth.

relating to a person’s qualities

human
own
personal
self

A job title and salary are not the sole measure of human worth.

equal

equal

All the children are of equal worth and ought to be treated as such.

of a particular type

artistic
commercial
cultural
historical
intellectual
moral
social

How can we assess the moral worth of a course of action?

Bankers were criticized for making vast amounts of money from transactions which were of little social worth.

show worth

demonstrate
prove
show

He lacks experience but he has to be given his chance to prove his worth.

have worth

have

Most of us are brought up to believe that all human beings have equal worth.

realize or know worth

appreciate
know
realize
recognize

He is a man who knows his true worth.

make a judgement about worth

assess
evaluate
measure

Students are invited to assess the worth of their own work according to specified criteria.