world

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

worlds

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

world

past (v2)

worlded

past participle (v3)

worlded

present participle

worlding

3rd person singular

worlds

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.

   • There will always be lovers, till the world’s end.
   • In retrospect, the process of economic globalization has meant the end of the world as we knew it.
   • O wonder! / How many goodly creatures are there here! / How beauteous mankind is! / O brave new world, / That has such people in 't.

2. 2.The subjective human experience, regarded individually.

   • The period immediately following my divorce seemed like the end of my world.
   • Eustace gaped at him in amazement. When his urbanity dropped away from him, as now, he had an innocence of expression which was almost infantile. It was as if the world had never touched him at all.

3. 3.A majority of people.

   • Running after God is the only life worth living. Even though the world believes that living for God is boring, we believe that there is nothing more exciting.

4. 4.The Universe.

   • She is traveling around the world.
   • Education in this world disappoints me.
   • What a lonely world it will be with you away!

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.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.

2. 2.To make real; to make worldly.

Overall

Very common· #134

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Common

General reading & writing

Very common

Academic

Uncommon

Literature

Uncommon

Synonyms

• creation
• existence
• universe

Word family

• worldwide