Emily Dickinson Lexicon

VAL'UE, v.t. val'u.

1. To estimate the worth of; to rate at a certain price; to apprize; as, to value lands or goods.
2. To rate at a high price; to have in high esteem; as, a valued poem or picture. A man is apt to value his own performances at too high a rate; he is even disposed to value himself for his humility.
3. To esteem; to hold in respect and estimation; as, to value one for his works or virtues.
4. To take account of. The mind cloth value every moment. Bacon.
5. To reckon or estimate with respect to number or power. The queen is valu'd thirty thousand strong. Shak.
6. To consider with respect to importance. The king must take it ill, So slightly valu'd in his messenger. Shak. Neither of them valued their promises according to the rules of honor or integrity. Clarendon.
7. To raise to estimation. Some value themselves to their country by jealousies to the crown. [Not in use.] Temple.
8. To be worth. [Not in use.] Shak.