for what it's worth en · ADP
Pronunciation
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Etymology
The phrase may have originally been used to qualify a statement of advice, opinion, or suggestion by referring to such a statement and describing it separately from making it.
Meanings
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Considering what limited worth this advice, opinion, or suggestion might have for you; used to soften the presentation of unsolicited advice or information that may not be relevant.
For what it’s worth, the same holds true for fish bowls: overfill and you’ll suffocate the guppies.
2005, Jennifer Rosen, Waiter, There’s A Horse In My Wine, →ISBN, page 253:There were seven of us from America, and, for what it’s worth, I thought it was a fairly impressive group.
1999, Bruce Northam, Brad Olsen, In Search of Adventure: A Wild Travel Anthology, →ISBN, page 21:“Well,” said he, “I have a suggestion to make, for what it’s worth.”
1908, Armand Both, The Half-smart Set, Frederick A. Stokes Company, page 276:Take my advice for what it’s worth—don’t marry Garth: marry some old fool.
1877, Julian Hawthorne, Garth, page 343:
Relateds
penny for your thoughts · two cents' worth
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Translations (25)
de übrigens (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · fr pour ce que cela vaut (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · de nur nebenbei bemerkt (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · es por lo que sirva / valga (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · hu (már) ha ez jelent/számít valamit (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · pt valha o que valer (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · de es mag keine weitere Bewandtnis haben, aber... (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · hu ha netán ez segít (valamelyest) (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · it varrà quel che varrà (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · es si te sirve de algo (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · hu egyébként (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · pl żeby nie było (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · it valga quel che valga (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · de falls es Sie interessiert (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · it valga quel che può valere (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · pt valha o que valha (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · lt jei ką (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · fr pour ce que ça vaut (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · hu nem tudom, segít-e bármit is (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · de Sie haben mich nicht nach meinem Rat gefragt, aber... (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · de ich möchte mich nicht aufdrängen, aber... (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · ru за что купил, за то и продаю (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · es por si sirve / vale de algo (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · ru как бы там ни было (considering what limited worth this advice may have) · fi mitä arvoa tällä onkaan (considering what limited worth this advice may have)