world
To consider or cause to be considered from a global perspectiveTo consider or cause to be considered from a global perspective; to consider as a global whole, rather than making or focusing on national or other distinctions; compare globalize.
» What in the world is this?
Was in aller Welt ist das? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Що це в біса таке? — marko
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2 senses(transitive)To consider or cause to be considered from a global perspective; to consider as a global whole, rather than making or focusing on national or other distinctions; compare globalize.
(transitive)To make real; to make worldly.
Examples
6781 sentencesWhat in the world is this?
Що це в біса таке? — marko
deWas in aller Welt ist das? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The world is changing every minute.
Світ змінюється кожної хвилини. — deniko
ruМир меняется ежеминутно. — marafon
deDie Welt ändert sich von Minute zu Minute. — Dejo
He is a potential world champion.
Він потенційний чемпіон світу. — deniko
She is traveling around the world.
Вона подорожує світом. — aandrusiak
ruОна путешествует вокруг света. — corvard
deSie reist um die Welt. — Wolf
She thinks the world of him.
Вона дуже високої думки про нього. — ascolto
Origin
From Middle English world, from Old English weorold (“world”), from Proto-West Germanic *wFrom Middle English world, from Old English weorold (“world”), from Proto-West Germanic *weraldi, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz (“lifetime, human existence, world”, literally “age/era of man”), equivalent to wer (“man”) + eld (“age”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English mounde (“world”), from Old French monde, munde (“world”).
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Forms
worlds, worlding, worlded, worldedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- in the world
- around the world
- the world is
- of the world
- over the world
- the whole world
- world war ii
- whole world
- world war
- the world would
- the world did
- world peace