worthwhileworth‧while /ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl◂ $ ˌwɜːrθ-/ ●●○ adjective 
He wanted to do a worthwhile job. We decided to give the money to a worthwhile cause (=one that helps people).it is worthwhile to do something I thought it was worthwhile to clarify the matter.it is worthwhile doing something It wasn’t worthwhile continuing with the project.► see thesaurus at useful
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Programs like this one get kids involved in worthwhile activities.
- Didn't I almost want there to be some one - to make the fight worthwhile?
- Ephesus alone made the trip worthwhile.
- How can I teach her that the worthwhile enterprise is the enterprise of learning to live with our scars?
- I don't ask, of course, because I wouldn't get any worthwhile answer.
- It was all part of a life that made me feel secure in the belief that at last I had found something worthwhile.
- More typical is the partial cure where the doctors could say that the treatment was worthwhile but the future uncertain.
- Patients who had experienced such treatment reported, on average, that small improvements in survival would make the treatment worthwhile.
- This says much about the worthwhile underlying values of social work and provides grounds for hope.
THESAURUS
something that is useful makes it easier for you to do something: · He gave me some useful advice.· a useful thing to know
informal useful – used especially about something that is convenient and easy to use: · a handy little booklet· The book is full of handy hints.· I always keep old jars – you never know when they might come in handy (=be useful).
useful because it helps you to do something: · This drug can be helpful in treating depression.· helpful advice· helpful suggestions
[not before noun] if someone or something is of use, they are useful for you when you are doing something: · I hope you’ll find the book of use.· He wants to be of use.
if doing something is worthwhile, it is useful for you and you benefit from doing it: · The training was certainly worthwhile.· a worthwhile experience· It is worthwhile to start by asking ourselves why people get involved in crime.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY We decided to give the money to a worthwhile cause (=one that helps people).COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
We decided to give the money to a worthwhile cause (=one that helps people).· The general message was not to look back at past crimes but forward to a more worthwhile place in society.· Catalogues and directories are often difficult to trace and it may be more worthwhile to find some reliable programs through known sources.· Both techniques could considerably improve the efficiency of electrically-driven heat pumps, making them a more worthwhile proposition.
· Most people want the satisfaction of making a really worthwhile and meaningful contribution.· Nothing really worthwhile can be accomplished overnight or without a lot of effort on your part.· There were no great expectations that they would actually enjoy the experience, let alone learn anything really worthwhile.· With a specialty like his, he could afford to wait until a really worthwhile chance came up.
· These days it can be very worthwhile to buy a substantial specimen to give a small garden instant maturity.· They all find it extremely hard work but very worthwhile.· All in all, then, a pioneering collection of very worthwhile and stimulating music, ideal for guess-the-composer quizzes.· Male speaker It's been very worthwhile and enjoyable being the licensee.· A second handle is a very worthwhile extra with a percussion drill, allowing greater control of the drill bit.· This could prove very worthwhile in coping with the National Curriculum and its additional demands on staff.· And the accounts of Tatham's kidnapping and death had been very worthwhile reading.
· Members from many distant places make the effort to attend and find it well worthwhile.· The whole package is well worthwhile for the enthusiast.· Of course it can be well worthwhile simply to transform cultured tissue in this way.· It's well worthwhile collecting copies of prospectuses from other schools in the area including prep. schools.· So the simple precaution of avoiding housing cattle alongside lambing ewes could be well worthwhile this spring.· On balance it is well worthwhile for the voluntary organizations to seize this opportunity to play a fuller role.· Salt/rinse-aid indicator lights Well worthwhile as you don't have to remember when you last filled it.· It was felt that the Stand we had last year was well worthwhile.
NOUN· Triodos's range of accounts includes six Partnership Accounts that allow savers to channel money into worthwhile causes.· If you wish to contribute to this worthwhile cause, please see below for details.· It's a simple idea which should channel hundreds of millions of pounds into worthwhile causes.· Council leader Christopher Kingsley said the restoration project will create local jobs and was a worthwhile cause.
· Conclusions Hotel leisure facilities have been shown to be a worthwhile investment in that they can: 1.· Not only would purchasers be preserving the province's heritage, they would be gaining a worthwhile investment.· Maybe spending by government and utilities companies would be a worthwhile investment.· The panama hat, in the finest woven straw, is the most classic version and a worthwhile investment.· It is a worthwhile investment in a very good cause.· While this was also costly in staff time it was seen as a worthwhile investment.· Large scale, site-specific projects which do not allow for secondary sale are hardly ever considered to be a worthwhile investment.· However, we feel that it has been a worthwhile investment, and one which we plan to extend next year.
· Compact aims to improve your chances of getting a worthwhile job, when you want one.· It meant that I could still do what I regard as a worthwhile job.· In addition, Compact offers the guarantee of a worthwhile job to students who do achieve these Compact goals. 3.· How do I know that students are being offered worthwhile jobs?· So his parents had colluded in persuading Edwin that there was a worthwhile job he could still do.· This, he thought, would be a worthwhile job while he was waiting; this and cricket.· Members still suffer for their faith, for instance, by being denied university education or worthwhile jobs.
· The Urban Programme and the Partnerships were relatively non-controversial, funding many worthwhile projects of a social, environmental and economic nature.
WORD FAMILYnounworthworthlessnessworthyunworthinessadjectiveworthworthlessworthwhileworthy ≠ unworthy
if something is worthwhile, it is important or useful, or you gain something from it: He wanted to do a worthwhile job. We decided to give the money to a worthwhile cause (=one that helps people).it is worthwhile to do something I thought it was worthwhile to clarify the matter.it is worthwhile doing something It wasn’t worthwhile continuing with the project.► see thesaurus at useful