Are "worth" and "value" interchangeable? [closed]

Say I was to describe someone (or something) as:

"Having a lot of value".

Could I also say:

"Having a lot of worth"

and mean the same thing?


Edit, another example:

"This document has value"

vs

"This document has worth"


Solution 1:

No, the words worth and value are not directly interchangeable.

Consider the following phrases:

  • having a lot of value
  • they value your time
  • it was worth it

Each of the above phrases is idiomatic. But if you substitute worth and value for each other, you get

  • *having a lot of worth
  • *they worth your time
  • *it was value it

which are not idiomatic.