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around the world

around the world

571 1.0
In many different countries on all continents
  • idiom
translation icon : en todo el mundo
  • Television rights have been sold around the world.
  • people around the world
  • countries around the world
  • communities around the world

He's known around the world here he is my friend.

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Examples

  • It allows people around the world to cooperate.

    Simon Sinek

  • "Energy is a major challenge for the United States and for nations around the world," Swanson said.

    Academic text (2011)

  • And that led me to travel around the world for around a year.

  • So they travel around the world sometimes.

  • More exciting to me, I also read poetry from around the world.

    Academic text (2011)

  • And what happens around the world impacts all of us.

  • I can teach millions of people all around the world anytime I want.

  • And people from all around the world converged here.

  • Twitter is being embraced by more and more educators around the world.

    Academic text (2011)

  • People from all around the world came together to celebrate the festival.

Synonyms

all over the world
vsaround the world
244 1.0

In many countries around the world

is used for many countries rather than every location
worldwide
vsaround the world
213 2.1

To every part of the world

is about many countries but not necessarily every country
globally
vsaround the world
77 3.5

All over the world

focuses on many countries rather than affecting all places
world over
vsaround the world
29 3.8

Everywhere in the world

covers many countries but may not reach every region
planetwide
vsaround the world
4.2

Across the whole planet

means many countries but not necessarily every country or area

How Widespread

around the world
571 1.0
internationally
103 2.9
nationally
160 3.0
regionally
9 4.0
locally
127 1.4

Surface Forms

around the world positive
around-the-world positive

Morphology

around + the + world

The meaning 'in many different countries; across the globe' is directly and compositionally derived from 'around' (in or to various places) + 'world' (the planet), so a learner who knows both words can infer the global/spatial sense. This is a common, literal spatial construction found across languages, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Around the world may come from old sea journeys when sailors and explorers went all the way around the Earth. To go around the world meant visiting many places, so the phrase now means 'in many different countries' or 'across the globe'.