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{
"term": "worthwhile",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "important, pleasant, interesting, etc.; worth spending time, money or effort on",
"sensetop": "worthwhile for somebody to do somethingworthwhile to do somethingworthwhile doing something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It was in aid of a **worthwhile cause** *(= a charity, etc.)*."
},
{
"text": "a worthwhile discussion/job"
},
{
"text": "The smile on her face made it all worthwhile."
},
{
"text": "We all felt we had done something worthwhile for the local community."
},
{
"text": "High prices in the UK **make it worthwhile** for buyers to look abroad.",
"contextForm": "worthwhile for somebody to do something"
},
{
"text": "**It is worthwhile to** include really high-quality illustrations.",
"contextForm": "worthwhile to do something"
},
{
"text": "It didn't seem worthwhile writing it all out again.",
"contextForm": "worthwhile doing something"
},
{
"text": "Their gratitude made it all worthwhile."
},
{
"text": "You might find it worthwhile to consult a financial adviser."
},
{
"text": "pursuing socially worthwhile goals"
},
{
"text": "the pursuit of socially worthwhile goals"
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "particularly", "really"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl/",
"audio": "wo/worthwhile/worthwhile__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌwɜːrθˈwaɪl/",
"audio": "wo/worthwhile/worthwhile__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}