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# valuable

adjective (valuable, more valuable, most valuable); noun (valuables — plural)

«valuable» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Valuable means worth a lot of money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valuable/#m1)
2. Very useful or important: valuable advice, valuable time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valuable/#m2)
3. (noun, plural) Valuables are small things you own that are worth a lot, like jewellery or phones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valuable/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life and safety: keep valuables safe, do not leave them in view in a car. In stories: treasure is valuable. In maths and money problems: the more valuable coin. Phrases: "valuable lesson", "valuable time".

### Examples

- Gold is valuable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valuable/#x1)
- Her old ring is very valuable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valuable/#x2)
- Thank you for your valuable help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valuable/#x3)
- I learned a valuable lesson. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valuable/#x4)
- Keep your valuables in a locker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valuable/#x5)
- Which coin is the most valuable? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valuable/#x6)
- Water is more valuable than gold in the desert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valuable/#x7)
- Inside, in the hall, valuable oil paintings were hanging on the walls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valuable/#x8)

### Note

Opposite: worthless. Trap: "invaluable" means extremely valuable, not "not valuable". Spelling: value → valuable (drop the e).

## In Jewish tradition

Used in everyday life and safety: keep valuables safe, do not leave them in view in a car. In stories: treasure is valuable. In maths and money problems: the more valuable coin. Phrases: "valuable lesson", "valuable time".

### Examples

- Quite recently, and since the completion of my translation, my attention has been drawn to a version by Isidor Kalisch, in which he has reproduced many of the valuable annotations of Meyer. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/valuable/#x1)

### Note

Opposite: worthless. Trap: "invaluable" means extremely valuable, not "not valuable". Spelling: value → valuable (drop the e).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «valuable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valuable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«valuable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/valuable.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «valuable» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/valuable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«valuable» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/valuable.html) on Mova free.