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 doth 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.