What VALUE means
A numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed.
That is the short version. Read on for how to say VALUE, how to use it, and a quick way to make it stick.
VALUE at a glance
- Word: VALUE
- Part of speech: noun
- Pronunciation: /ˈvælju/
- Meaning: A numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed.
- Example: The value assigned was 16 milliseconds.
Keep this box in view while you read the rest of the page. A short summary like this is often enough for a quick lookup, and the sections below are for when you want the meaning to actually stay with you.
How to say VALUE
Pronunciation: /ˈvælju/
Part of speech: noun
Say VALUE out loud a few times. Hearing your own voice say a new word is one of the fastest ways to remember both its sound and its meaning. Try saying it slowly first, then at normal speed, then inside a full sentence. If a part of the pronunciation trips you up, slow down on that part alone before putting the whole word back together.
VALUE in a sentence
The value assigned was 16 milliseconds.
Notice how VALUE fits into that sentence as noun. Try swapping in your own subject and see if the sentence still makes sense. If it does, you have understood the meaning of VALUE, not just memorized it.
Ways to remember VALUE
A new word sticks better when you do something with it, not just read it.
Say it, then use it. Repeat VALUE once, then build one sentence of your own with it today.
Connect it to something you know. Think of a moment from your own week where VALUE could apply, even loosely.
Spell it out. Cover the word, spell VALUE from memory, then check. This catches the letters your eyes skipped over the first time.
Come back tomorrow. A word reviewed a day later is far more likely to stay than one read once and left.
Notice it in the wild. Once you know VALUE, you will start spotting it in things you read. Each time you notice it, the meaning gets a little more solid.
Play a board with VALUE
A definition is easier to keep once you have used the word under a little pressure. Try today's word game, or search for more words like VALUE with the word finder. Missed a word along the way? The vocabulary quiz is a quick way to check what stuck, and missed words come back around for review instead of disappearing.
For teachers and parents
This page works well as a quick reference before a lesson or a homework check. Look up a word, read the definition and example together, then ask the student to build a new sentence with it. A student who can use VALUE correctly in a sentence they made up has learned it. One who can only repeat the definition back has not, yet.
A quick classroom routine: put VALUE on the board, cover the definition, and ask the class to guess the meaning from the example sentence alone. Reveal the real definition after a few guesses. It takes a minute and gets students reasoning about context clues instead of just memorizing.
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The letters in VALUE
- Length: 5 letters
- Vowels: 3 (A, U, E)
- Different letters: 5, all different
- First letter: V, last letter: E
Words built from the same letters
- EQUAL: Having the same quantity, value, or measure as another.
- SLAVE: Someone entirely dominated by some influence or person.
- VAGUE: Not clearly expressed or understood.