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Narrator: Today's word is "valued" — an adjective and past verb, pronounced /ˈvæl.juːd/, stress on "val".
Narrator: Valued means regarded as important, useful, or precious — held in high regard or worth a lot.
Narrator: In plain English, something valued is appreciated; a valued person is one you treasure and respect.
Narrator: As a verb, it means something was given a worth — "the house was valued at a million".
Narrator: It's built from "value" plus -ed, and "value" comes from the Latin "valere", to be worth or be strong.
Narrator: That root of worth and strength runs through it: to be valued is to be counted as truly worthwhile.
Narrator: It carries two senses — appraised at a price, and cherished as important — woven from the same root.
Narrator: In tone it's warm and positive, common in praise, gratitude, and talk of worth and appraisal.
Narrator: So remember: valued means held precious or appraised in worth — appreciated, respected, and counted.
Speaker A: She told me I'm a valued member of the team, which was lovely.
Speaker B: Of course you are — valued means they genuinely appreciate you.
Speaker A: Exactly. "A valued customer" is one a business treasures.
Speaker B: Right. And there's the other sense — "the painting was valued highly".
Speaker A: Yes, meaning someone judged its worth in money.
Speaker B: A common mistake is mixing "valued" with "valuable" — close, but different.
Speaker A: Good point. Valuable means worth a lot; valued means appreciated.
Speaker B: Close synonyms? "Cherished" and "treasured" for the warm sense.
Speaker A: And "appraised" for the money sense.
Speaker B: So your input is genuinely valued here.
Speaker A: That means a great deal.
Speaker B: As it should — you're valued.
Speaker B: Let's use "valued" in prompts to make users feel appreciated and to handle appraised worth.
Speaker A: So "valued" sets a warm, appreciative tone?
Speaker B: Exactly. For loyalty, you'd write:
Prompt: Build a loyalty page that makes each valued customer feel appreciated. Greet every valued member warmly, show their rewards, so they always feel genuinely treasured by the brand.
Speaker B: The word "valued" tells the model to design with warmth and appreciation.
Speaker A: Lovely. What about a thank-you?
Speaker B: Try this:
Prompt: Add a thank-you message for valued users after their tenth order. Make each valued customer feel seen, so the note feels personal and heartfelt rather than automated.
Speaker A: So it's personal. What about valuations?
Speaker B: Here you go:
Prompt: Build a tool where each asset is valued and the total updates live. Show how each item is valued, so a user sees their portfolio's worth clearly at a glance.
Speaker A: Clear worth. What about the schema?
Speaker B: Try this:
Prompt: Design a schema where each item is valued with an amount and a date. Index by valued amount, so I can sort assets from most to least valuable quickly.
Speaker A: Could it rank top customers?
Speaker B: Yes:
Prompt: Rank my most valued customers by total spend and loyalty. List each valued account, so the team knows exactly who to thank and look after first.
Speaker A: So "valued" means appreciated or appraised.
Speaker B: Exactly — a warm word for loyalty and worth features.
Valued — meaning in Arabic & definition More V courses GL Dictionary