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n. \worth of sth үнэ. What is this house \worth? Энэ байшин ямар үнэтэй вэ? Give me a dollar's \worth of apples, please. Нэг долларт алим өгнө үү. adj. 1. be \worth sth тодорхой үнэтэй. I paid only $ 3000 for this painting, but it`s \worth s lot more. Энэ зургийг би 3 мянган доллараар авсан боловч жинхэнээрээ бол хавьгүй үнэтэй. 2. \worth sth/ doing sth хэрэгтэй. This book is \worth reading. Энэ номыг унших хэрэгтэй. It`s not \worth the effort/ the trouble. Үүнд санаа зовох хэрэггүй. a bird in the hand worth two in the bush чамлахаар чанга атга. for all one/ it is worth байдаг хүчээрээ, боломжтой бүх аргаа хэрэглэн. for what it`s worth the game is not worth a candle not worth a damn, a straw, a red cent, a tinker`s cuss, etc ямар ч хэрэггүй, огт ашиггүй. not worth the paper it`s written дээр нь бичсэн цаасныхаа ч үнэд хүрэхгүй, хэнд ч хэрэггүй (зохиол, бүтээл). worth every penny worth one`s salt worth one`s/ its weight in gold алт шиг хэрэгтэй хүн. worth sb`s while ашиг орлоготой байх. worthily adv. зүй ёсоор. worthless adj. ямар ч үнэгүй, хэрэггүй. worthy adj. (-ier, -iest) 1. \worth of sth/ to do sth -ууштай, үнэлүүштэй. 2. \worth od sb/ sth зохистой. n. чухал хүн. өндөр албан тушаалтан. All the local \worthies have been invited to the ceremony. Нутгийн аятайхан алба хашдаг хүн бүрийг уг ёслолд урьсан байв. worthwhile adj. сонирхууштай, хийгээд үзэхэд буруудах зүйлгүй. It`s \worth taking the trouble to explain a job fully new employees. Шинээр ажилд орж байгаа хүмүүст ажлаа бүрэн сайн танилцуулаж байх нь хэрэгтэй юм шүү.
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