woe worth the day

woe

— noun (= suffering) misery resulting from affliction — noun intense mournfulness

worth Adjective

— If mathx/math is worth mathy/math, mathx/math has the value of mathy/math, usually in money. The painting is worth over $1 million. The house is worth $20000. Excuse me, how much is this ring worth? The car is fifteen years old and isn't worth much anymore. — If something is worth doing, or is worth it, there is value in doing it. It's not a waste of time. It's not worth washing now 'cause it'll just get dirty again later. This is important, so it's worth taking your time to get it right.

worth Noun

— The worth of something is its value. I just bought $8,000 worth of gold. Its worth is dropping every day.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

day Noun

— A day is a measure of time. — 24 hours — Seven days make one week — The time between midnight and the following midnight (or between sunset and sunset in Jewish reckoning) — The time between sunrise and sunset, when it is daylight — The part of a day spent at work or school He spent two days at work means that on two days he went to work; he did not spend 48 hours at work.