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for what it's worth

for what it's worth
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr hwuht, hwot, wuht, wot its wurth]
    • /fɔr ʰwʌt, ʰwɒt, wʌt, wɒt ɪts wɜrθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr hwuht, hwot, wuht, wot its wurth]
    • /fɔr ʰwʌt, ʰwɒt, wʌt, wɒt ɪts wɜrθ/

Definitions of for what it's worth words

  • preposition for what it's worth good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking; a place worth visiting. 1
  • preposition for what it's worth having a value of, or equal in value to, as in money: This vase is worth 12 dollars. 1
  • preposition for what it's worth having property to the value or amount of: They are worth millions. 1
  • noun for what it's worth excellence of character or quality as commanding esteem: women of worth. 1
  • noun for what it's worth usefulness or importance, as to the world, to a person, or for a purpose: Your worth to the world is inestimable. 1
  • noun for what it's worth value, as in money. 1
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Origin of for what it's worth

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English weorth, wurth; cognate with Old High German werd (German wert), Old Norse verthr, Gothic wairths

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Parts of speech for For what it's worth

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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for what it's worth popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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