to mean the world
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3.9
- idiom
- Informal
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significar mucho para
- That meant the world to me.
What bothers me is having my son who means the world to me around that person.
- What bothers me is having my son who means the world to me around that person.
- Honestly, he, he means, he meant and means the world to us.
- It means the world to me and my family.
- I knew how he felt and, and it meant the world to me that he was able to know that.
- So thank you for for being here and it means the world to me.
- My children mean the world to me.
- That is a city that means the world to them.
- I just, it was never lost on me and means the world to me.
- But that security means, means the world, I think to any child in knowing that they have that.
- She started radiation in April, and I know a shout out from you would mean the world to her.
Examples
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She means the world to me.
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We know that your best friend means the world to you.
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I knew how he felt and, and it meant the world to me that he was able to know that.
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You really changed my life and would mean the world to have a picture with you.
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Hey, you mean the world to me.
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This means the world to us.
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If we are friends, know that you mean the world to me.
Blog text (1) -
And it means the world to me that you guys give to the podcast.
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It literally means the world to me.
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You, my best friend, mean the world to me.
Synonyms
∞
1.9
Be important to someone
285
1.9
To think a person or thing is important
12
5.1
To like and respect someone very much
Antonyms
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'to be extremely important' is directly derivable from 'mean' (to be significant) combined with 'the world' (one's everything), so the composite conveys being of utmost importance. This metaphorical but transparent composition is common across languages and follows straightforward logic, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would likely infer the meaning.
Etymology
Mean the world paints a simple picture: someone is your whole world, the centre of what you care about. So, to say someone 'means the world' to you is 'to be extremely important' to you.