Meaning

11 senses
  1. The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.

    Do you think that the universe was created by a life force or a deity?

    everything that exists anywhere

  2. The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.

    An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.

    Universum

    вселе́ннаяvselénnaja, мирmir

  3. Everything under consideration.

    In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.

  4. Everything under consideration.

    The set of all things considered.

  5. The set of all admissible observations.

  6. A sample taken from the population.

  7. An imaginary collection of worlds; the general imaginary world within which a work of fiction takes place, broader than its immediate setting.

    The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.

    Universum

    вселе́ннаяvselénnaja, мирmir

  8. An imaginary collection of worlds; the general imaginary world within which a work of fiction takes place, broader than its immediate setting.

    A collection of stories with characters and settings that typically share a continuity but are less interrelated than those of sequels or prequels.

  9. A whole world, in the sense of perspective or social setting.

    That didn’t just rock my world, it rocked my universe.

    вселе́ннаяvselénnaja

  10. A deity who is equivalent to the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.

    The universe wants you to succeed.

  11. (archaic)The Earth, the sphere of the world.

    Universum, Weltall

    вселе́ннаяvselénnaja, Вселе́ннаяVselénnaja, всесве́тvsesvét

    все́світvsésvit, Все́світVsésvit

Examples

534 sentences
  1. What is the origin of the universe?

    Яке походження Всесвіту? — deniko

    ruКаково происхождение Вселенной? — marafon

    deWas ist der Ursprung des Universums? — Sudajaengi

  2. There are millions of stars in the universe.

    У Всесвіті мільйоні зірок. — deniko

    ruВо Вселенной миллионы звезд. — afyodor

    deEs gibt Millionen von Sternen im Universum. — Esperantostern

  3. Why did God create the universe?

    Навіщо бог створив Всесвіт? — deniko

    ruЗачем Бог создал вселенную? — Selena777

    deWarum hat Gott das Weltall erschaffen? — Esperantostern

  4. It's a big universe.

    Це великий Всесвіт. — deniko

    ruЭто большая Вселенная. — odexed

  5. There are many galaxies in the universe.

    У всесвіті багато галактик. — esperanto

    ruВо Вселенной есть много галактик. — al_ex_an_der

    deEs gibt viele Galaxien im Universum. — MUIRIEL

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the Universe:
Русский
By meaning 2
everything under consideration:
the Universe:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
an entity similar to our universe:
the Universe:

Origin

From Middle English universe, from Old French univers, from Latin universum (“all things,

From Middle English universe, from Old French univers, from Latin universum (“all things, as a whole, the universe”), neuter of universus (“all together, whole, entire, collective, general, literally turned or combined into one”), from uni-, combining form of unus (“one”) + versus (“turned”), perfect passive participle of vertō (“to turn”). Analyzable as uni- + -verse through backformation of -verse.

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