Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Sparrow
/ˈsparəʊ/noun
A small Old World bird related to the weaver birds, typically with brown and grey plumage.
A small, grey-brown bird that is especially common in towns
- A sparrow is a small brown bird that is very common in Britain.
- A sparrow is a small brown bird. Sparrows live near humans and have a pretty, musical song.
Forgotten
/fəˈɡɒtn/
Something that's forgotten isn't remembered or considered. Your forgotten mail might sit in the mailbox all weekend, if you simply don't think about it.
Past participle of forget
Forget
forgetting | forgot | forgotten
- To not bring something with you because you did not remember it:
- I’ve forgotten my umbrella.
- To not remember something:
- I’ve forgotten his name.
Afraid
To be afraid is to be scared. People are afraid of snakes, bugs, heights, bears, death, and public speaking, among other things.
- Being afraid means you have a fear of something — and people are afraid of all sorts of things
- People also say, "I'm afraid I have some bad news," which doesn't mean they're afraid of the news, but sorry that they have to share it.
- It's a similar situation for the saying "I'm afraid so," which is a nice way of saying "I'm sorry, but the answer is yes.
Feeling fear, or feeling worry about the possible results of a particular situation:
- He was/felt suddenly afraid.
- I've always been afraid of flying/heights/spiders.
- She was afraid for her children (= feared that they might be hurt).
Worth
/wəːθ/
Equivalent in value to the sum or item specified.
- "Jewellery worth £450 was taken"
Sufficiently good, important, or interesting to be treated or regarded in the way specified.
- "The museums in the district are well worth a visit"
Having a particular value, especially in money:
- Our house is worth £200,000.
- Heroin worth about $5 million was seized.
The noun worth refers to the monetary value of something. If your grandmother gives you a strange old coin from her collection, you can have it appraised to determine its worth.
Penny
It takes a hundred pennies to make a dollar. Even though it doesn't have a heck of a lot of value, a penny may bring you luck if you pick it up (as the saying goes).
Plural pence, p or pennies
The smallest unit of money in the UK, of which there are 100 in a pound, or a small coin worth this much.
- You use "pence" or, more informally, "p" when you are talking about the units of money and pennies when you are talking about the coins themselves:
- Could you lend me 50 pence/50p please?
- I found a ten/twenty/fifty pence piece (= a coin of this value) on the floor.
Sparrow
/ˈsparəʊ/noun
A small Old World bird related to the weaver birds, typically with brown and grey plumage.
A small, grey-brown bird that is especially common in towns
- A sparrow is a small brown bird that is very common in Britain.
- A sparrow is a small brown bird. Sparrows live near humans and have a pretty, musical song.
Forgotten
/fəˈɡɒtn/
Something that's forgotten isn't remembered or considered. Your forgotten mail might sit in the mailbox all weekend, if you simply don't think about it.
Past participle of forget
Forget
forgetting | forgot | forgotten
- To not bring something with you because you did not remember it:
- I’ve forgotten my umbrella.
- To not remember something:
- I’ve forgotten his name.
Afraid
To be afraid is to be scared. People are afraid of snakes, bugs, heights, bears, death, and public speaking, among other things.
- Being afraid means you have a fear of something — and people are afraid of all sorts of things
- People also say, "I'm afraid I have some bad news," which doesn't mean they're afraid of the news, but sorry that they have to share it.
- It's a similar situation for the saying "I'm afraid so," which is a nice way of saying "I'm sorry, but the answer is yes.
Feeling fear, or feeling worry about the possible results of a particular situation:
- He was/felt suddenly afraid.
- I've always been afraid of flying/heights/spiders.
- She was afraid for her children (= feared that they might be hurt).
Worth
/wəːθ/
Equivalent in value to the sum or item specified.
- "Jewellery worth £450 was taken"
Sufficiently good, important, or interesting to be treated or regarded in the way specified.
- "The museums in the district are well worth a visit"
Having a particular value, especially in money:
- Our house is worth £200,000.
- Heroin worth about $5 million was seized.
The noun worth refers to the monetary value of something. If your grandmother gives you a strange old coin from her collection, you can have it appraised to determine its worth.
Penny
It takes a hundred pennies to make a dollar. Even though it doesn't have a heck of a lot of value, a penny may bring you luck if you pick it up (as the saying goes).
Plural pence, p or pennies
The smallest unit of money in the UK, of which there are 100 in a pound, or a small coin worth this much.
- You use "pence" or, more informally, "p" when you are talking about the units of money and pennies when you are talking about the coins themselves:
- Could you lend me 50 pence/50p please?
- I found a ten/twenty/fifty pence piece (= a coin of this value) on the floor.
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