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world

world

4.8
A person's own life, feelings, and view of things
  • noun
  • /wɜrld/
translation icon : mundo
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • I see the world for what it is.

  • I see the world for what it is.

  • What is success in this world when those questions come up?

  • In fact, if you think of your own world, you will suffer.

  • But the problem is that people just see the world completely differently.

  • 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.

  • I want to explore the world with you, Wade Ripple.

Synonyms

reality
vsworld
333 3.6

How someone sees or understands the world because of their life and experience

is the full sum of someone's thoughts and feelings rather than appearance alone
own world
vsworld
19 7.0

Being so focused on private thoughts or feelings that you do not notice people nearby

is the general inner experience rather than an isolated oblivious state
lifeworld
vsworld
  • Specialized
8.3

The everyday world a person or group lives in and experiences

is focused on inner thoughts and feelings rather than shared social daily life

Idioms

In many different countries on all continents

In many countries around the world

end of the world
  • Informal
60 3.7

A situation that seems like a disaster but is often not as bad

in your world
  • Informal
46 8.2

From someone's own view, often different from real life

33 3.9

To be very important to someone

29 2.8

Feeling very happy and successful

29 3.8

Everywhere in the world

21 4.1

Very good and impressive

13 7.3

A heavy feeling of worry and responsibility

12 5.1

To like and respect someone very much

9 3.9

A very large difference that changes things a lot

How people usually behave and how things usually happen

5 3.4

Many different options and chances to try new things

Clearly visible to everyone

4 7.1

To have a big success that many people notice

Likely to die or stop existing soon

The most important thing that makes life keep going, like money or love

The usual rules and customs people learn to live in society

2 4.6

To spend time looking at people and things happening around you without taking part

Words people say to show strong surprise or shock

To feel very successful and have control of your life

1 6.7

To never do something, no matter what happens

Refuse to do something no matter what happens

To be a leader in the world of fashion

Refuse to do something no matter what happens

8.9

A dramatic, joking way to say you feel very upset or disappointed

9.1

Certain to happen

Behaving as if you are the most important person and others do not matter

9.9

A joking way to say many chances lie ahead

Compounds

639 3.2

A large war between most of the world's main countries

253 3.9

Everyday life and work outside study or theory

164 3.0

An annual baseball championship in North America between the winners of the American League and the National League

123 1.0

An international soccer tournament held every four years where national teams play to win the world title

93 2.7

A global war from 1939 to 1945 involving many countries

87 5.1

A situation that offers new chances and experiences

87 5.9

A person's own life, experiences, and point of view, often different from others

85 4.1

Seen in everyday life and practical situations, not just in theory or tests

82 3.4

Very high in quality and among the best in the world

A pair of tall towers in New York that were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks

50 7.9

The final event when God judges all people and decides their eternal fate

47 3.0

The best official result in the world for a sport or event

A worldwide war from 1939 to 1945 between the Allies and the Axis

46 4.2

The continents of North and South America that Europeans settled from the late 1400s

44 2.5

The time when people live, work, and use new technology

People, news, and events beyond your home or local area

Free World
  • Archaic
39 6.7

Countries with non-communist governments that opposed the Soviet Union during the Cold War

30 7.2

Less rich countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, now often seen as offensive

28 3.4

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

World Wide Web
  • Texting
24 2.3

A way to view and link pages on the Internet using a web browser

21 4.4

An imagined place in your mind with magic and strange creatures

The first public showing of a new work like a play or film anywhere in the world

19 7.0

Being so focused on private thoughts or feelings that you do not notice people nearby

spirit world
  • Literature
19 7.9

A place where spirits like ghosts, angels, or ancestors live

18 2.5

A series of trips or shows in many countries

15 4.7

The parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa that Europeans knew before they discovered the Americas

12 4.2

A country strong enough to influence events and policies around the world

World War II
  • Literature
12 2.5

A global war from 1939 to 1945 between the Allies and Axis powers

12 3.0

A global war fought mainly in Europe from 1914 to 1918 between the Allies and Central Powers

11 4.7

A country with low income and few services like hospitals or clean water

Events and problems between countries that affect many people

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

5 2.9

A person who goes to many countries around the world

5 4.6

A set of ideas about life and how things fit together

A very remote place far from people with a dramatic view

An area in Lower Manhattan where the World Trade Center stood before 2001, now a rebuilt complex with memorials

3 5.0

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

The present time and the events, ideas, and conditions that shape life now

A place where things change and happen very quickly

2 3.0

A large war that many countries fought from 1914 to 1918

Seven famous ancient buildings like the Great Pyramid and Hanging Gardens

A famous list of seven great buildings from ancient times

Something very impressive that people compare to the ancient wonders

1 5.9

A monkey from Central and South America with a flat nose and often a tail that can hold things

A place in your mind where you imagine things

A place full of exciting and surprising things that make you feel amazed

1 3.5

A group of countries that work together to solve world problems

world-beater
  • Informal
1 6.9

A person or thing much better than others

Very important and likely to change many things

A way to learn about other countries and cultures

A city that is the main center for an area worldwide, like fashion or finance

world council
  • Formal
1 4.2

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

Very important and able to affect the whole world

world-weariness
  • Literature
1 9.1

Sadness and loss of hope because of the bad things in the world

1 2.3

Happening in many countries around the world

A labor union from many countries that fights for workers' rights and the end of capitalism

never-never world
  • Literature
9.9

An imagined place or state not connected to real life

7.1

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

9.6

A disease in Mexico, Central, and South America that causes sores on the skin and inside the mouth or nose

A small mouse-like animal from North, Central, or South America

A large round ocean fish with bright colors that lives in the Atlantic

A bright singing bird from the Americas whose males have black and orange or yellow feathers

A tropical American animal with no teeth that eats ants and termites

A large animal from North America that lives near water, builds dams, and has a wide flat tail

A bird from the Americas whose male is mostly black

A bird from the Americas that makes many short, noisy calls

How Personal

world
4.8

Surface Forms

world singular
worlds plural

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.