world
- noun
- /wɜrld/
- I see the world through a different lens, shaped by my unique experiences and emotions.
- inner world
- in one's own world
- view of the world
In fact, if you think of your own world, you will suffer.
- In fact, if you think of your own world, you will suffer.
- And what it is, is that this world feels too painful.
- How much of how you see the world is personality.
- And now I have a whole other world of fears.
- Welcome to the bright side of my world and the dark side.
- Without him, the world around me changes.
- And then I said, Oh, my whole world just went, oh, I said, what?
- You know, it feel the world feels weird right now.
- My world might be, but the average world isn't your world.
- What in your world, what is the warrior ethos?
Examples
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How does the character's external world relate to his internal world?
Academic text (2011) -
I just want you to know that it means the world to me.
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I see the world for what it is.
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I see the world for what it is.
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What is success in this world when those questions come up?
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In fact, if you think of your own world, you will suffer.
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But the problem is that people just see the world completely differently.
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We can help students think mathematically and apply such thinking to the world around them.
Academic text (2011) -
Now the desire to understand the world urges us to ask why.
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I want to explore the world with you, Wade Ripple.
Synonyms
How someone sees or understands the world because of their life and experience
Being so focused on private thoughts or feelings that you do not notice people nearby
The everyday world a person or group lives in and experiences
Idioms
The most important thing that makes life keep going, like money or love
- Informal
To spend time looking at people and things happening around you without taking part
- Informal
Behaving as if you are the most important person and others do not matter
Compounds
- US
An annual baseball championship in North America between the winners of the American League and the National League
An international soccer tournament held every four years where national teams play to win the world title
A pair of tall towers in New York that were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks
- Formal
The final event when God judges all people and decides their eternal fate
The continents of North and South America that Europeans settled from the late 1400s
- Archaic
Countries with non-communist governments that opposed the Soviet Union during the Cold War
- Slur
Less rich countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, now often seen as offensive
Countries in Europe, North America, and South America that have similar ways of life, governments, and economies
An organization in Geneva that sets and enforces rules for trade between countries
A large war in Europe from 1914 to 1918 between many countries, also called World War I
The first public showing of a new work like a play or film anywhere in the world
Being so focused on private thoughts or feelings that you do not notice people nearby
The parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa that Europeans knew before they discovered the Americas
A global war fought mainly in Europe from 1914 to 1918 between the Allies and Central Powers
- Slur
A country with low income and few services like hospitals or clean water
A man who has a lot of life experience and is comfortable in many social situations
A large theme park and resort near Orlando, Florida with many rides and shows
An area in Lower Manhattan where the World Trade Center stood before 2001, now a rebuilt complex with memorials
An international court that settles disputes between countries and gives advice on international law
A place beyond the life we can see and touch where gods and unseen beings live
An international United Nations agency that works to protect global health and help countries improve health services
Seven famous ancient buildings like the Great Pyramid and Hanging Gardens
- Informal
Something very impressive that people compare to the ancient wonders
A monkey from Central and South America with a flat nose and often a tail that can hold things
- Formal
A group of people from many countries who meet to make decisions about global problems
A group of Christian churches from many countries that work together for unity and social action
A labor union from many countries that fights for workers' rights and the end of capitalism
A bird often with bright blue or gray feathers that lives in North and Central America
A very small wild mammal in Canada and northeastern United States that turns white in winter
- Specialized
A disease in Mexico, Central, and South America that causes sores on the skin and inside the mouth or nose
A bright singing bird from the Americas whose males have black and orange or yellow feathers
A large animal from North America that lives near water, builds dams, and has a wide flat tail
How Personal
Surface Forms
Etymology
World comes from an old Germanic word made of wer 'man' and ald 'age', so it once meant a person's life and surroundings, which is why world can mean someone's whole experience or point of view.