the world
noun
1
: the earth and all the people and things on it
He is famous throughout the world.
They sailed around the world.
The product is shipped halfway around/across the world.
The island was cut off from the rest of the world.
They want to see/travel the world.
2
: the people in the world
She felt that the world was against her.
They announced their discovery to the world.
The world watched as he attempted to break the Olympic record.
She felt the eyes of the world watching her.
3
: all that is important : everything
I would give my children the world if I could.
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 2 Mar. 2025
A week that may have revealed a radical reset of America's place in the world.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2025
Putting aside the many risks, there are clearly vast profits to be made in doing business with Russia, which incidentally also has the world’s fourth biggest reserves of rare earths, far bigger than Ukraine’s.
—Matthew Chance, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
That concert was put on by AEG/Goldenvoice, the world’s second largest live-events presenter.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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“The world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20world. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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