- worth while (or worth one's while)
- worth while (or worth one's while)worth the time or effort spent.→ while
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worth while (or worth one's while)
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worth one's while — ► worth while (or worth one s while) worth the time or effort spent. Main Entry: ↑while … English terms dictionary
worth one's while — I worth the time or effort spent II worth one s while (or worth while) see while … Useful english dictionary
worth one's while — idi worth one s while, worth one s time, trouble, or expense … From formal English to slang
worth one's while — adjective Good and important enough for one to spend time, effort, or money on. Doing volunteer work to help others is truly worth ones while. See Also: worthwhile … Wiktionary
while — ► NOUN 1) (a while) a period of time. 2) (a while) for some time. 3) (the while) at the same time; meanwhile. 4) (the while) literary during the time that. ► … English terms dictionary
worth while — ► worth while (or worth one s while) worth the time or effort spent. Main Entry: ↑while … English terms dictionary
One — (w[u^]n), indef. pron. Any person, indefinitely; a person or body; as, what one would have well done, one should do one s self. [1913 Webster] It was well worth one s while. Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] Against this sort of condemnation one must… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Worth — adj. & n. predic.adj. (governing a noun like a preposition) 1 of a value equivalent to (is worth pound50; is worth very little). 2 such as to justify or repay; deserving; bringing compensation for (worth doing; not worth the trouble). 3… … Useful english dictionary
worth — adj. & n. predic.adj. (governing a noun like a preposition) 1 of a value equivalent to (is worth pound50; is worth very little). 2 such as to justify or repay; deserving; bringing compensation for (worth doing; not worth the trouble). 3… … Useful english dictionary
while — /hwuyl, wuyl/, n., conj., prep., v., whiled, whiling. n. 1. a period or interval of time: to wait a long while; He arrived a short while ago. 2. Archaic. a particular time or occasion. 3. all the while, at or during this time; all along: She… … Universalium
