worth one's while

worth one's while
Good and important enough for one to spend time, effort, or money on.

Doing volunteer work to help others is truly worth ones while.

See Also: worthwhile

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  • worth one's while — ► worth while (or worth one s while) worth the time or effort spent. Main Entry: ↑while …   English terms dictionary

  • worth one's while — I worth the time or effort spent II worth one s while (or worth while) see while …   Useful english dictionary

  • worth one's while — idi worth one s while, worth one s time, trouble, or expense …   From formal English to slang

  • worth while (or worth one's while) — worth the time or effort spent. → while …   English new terms dictionary

  • while — ► NOUN 1) (a while) a period of time. 2) (a while) for some time. 3) (the while) at the same time; meanwhile. 4) (the while) literary during the time that. ► …   English terms dictionary

  • worth while — ► worth while (or worth one s while) worth the time or effort spent. Main Entry: ↑while …   English terms dictionary

  • One — (w[u^]n), indef. pron. Any person, indefinitely; a person or body; as, what one would have well done, one should do one s self. [1913 Webster] It was well worth one s while. Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] Against this sort of condemnation one must… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • while — /hwuyl, wuyl/, n., conj., prep., v., whiled, whiling. n. 1. a period or interval of time: to wait a long while; He arrived a short while ago. 2. Archaic. a particular time or occasion. 3. all the while, at or during this time; all along: She… …   Universalium

  • while — noun 1》 (a while) a period of time.     ↘for some time. 2》 (the while) at the same time; meanwhile.     ↘literary during the time that. conjunction 1》 at the same time as. 2》 whereas (indicating a contrast).     ↘although. related adverb during… …   English new terms dictionary

  • while — /waɪl / (say wuyl) noun 1. a space of time: a long while; a while ago. –conjunction Also, whilst. 2. during or in the time that. 3. throughout the time that, or as long as. 4. at the same time that (implying opposition or contrast): while she… …  

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