value verb
1 decide how much sth is worth
ADV. officially
PREP. at The company has recently been valued at $6 billion.
2 think sb/sth is very important
ADV. greatly, highly, particularly | increasingly | positively | negatively Housework is negatively valued as a retreat from a disliked alternative?employment work. | rightly the fear of losing the independence that they rightly value | socially one of the most socially valued roles in contemporary society?being a parent
VERB + VALUE learn to learning to value the ordinary things in life
PREP. as I value her very highly as a friend. | for He hated to be valued for his looks alone.