(intransitive) to be worth [auxiliary essere] / (intransitive) to be valid; to apply; to count [auxiliary essere] / (intransitive) to translate to/as; to mean [auxiliary essere] / (intransitive) (with a + inf.) to be enough; to suffice [auxiliary essere] / (transitive, literary) to obtain or earn (a positive result) / (transitive, archaic) to merit

to assert oneself; to put one's foot down

to ensure that certain prerogatives are respected; to assert (maintain or defend, as a cause or claim)

(idiomatic, intransitive) (also with [che + subj.] or [di + inf.]) to be worth it