{
    "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
}