worthen
worthen verb: to give worth to; value; make or become worth or worthy; appraise. Also the past participle of worth.
Verb
worthen (third-person singular simple present worthens, present participle worthening, simple past and past participle worthened)
- To give worth to; value; make or become worth or worthy; appraise.
- Woman has cheapened herself body and soul through ignorant innocence, she must learn to worthen herself by all-seeing knowledge.1894, George Egerton, Discords
- Then one day — God! how that day worthens all the other days! — he took me, and told me that he loved me — me, poor, plain, ignorant, ugly [...]1898, George Egerton, The wheel of God
Proper noun capitalized: Worthen
Worthen (countable and uncountable, plural Worthens)
- A surname.
- A village in Worthen with Shelve parish, western Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3204).
- An unincorporated community in Galla Township, Pope County, Arkansas, United States.
Also used as
worthen is also the past participle of worth.
Synonyms of worthen
Forms of worthen
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | worthens |
| present participle | worthening |
| past participle | worthened |
| past | worthened |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Worthens |
Origin of worthen
From worth + -en.
From worth (“to become”).
Phrases with worthen
Questions about worthen
- What does worthen mean?
- Worthen means to give worth to; value; make or become worth or worthy; appraise.
- What part of speech is worthen?
- Worthen can be a verb or a proper noun.
- What is the past tense of worthen?
- The past tense of worthen is worthened.
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