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new world

new world

87 5.1
A situation that offers new chances and experiences
  • noun
  • /nuː wɜrld/
translation icon : mundo nuevo
  • After moving to a new city, I discovered a whole new world filled with possibilities.
  • a whole new world
  • brave new world
  • create a new world

He understands that the key to the new world is data, big data.

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Examples

  • Welcome to the new world.

  • Now she had a whole new world waiting to take care of her.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • This, this is the new world of education.

  • There could be a whole new world opening up for me.

  • We're here to help and encourage you in this new world.

  • I am the hero of my own story, and a bold new world is on the rise.

  • The website talks about helping people craft a new world plan for themselves.

  • But there are lots of truly new worlds awaiting exploration.

  • The thought of having to confront this new world on my own was terrifying.

  • And she said that there was this whole new world that she didn't realize existed.

Synonyms

new adventure
vsnew world
15 3.3

An exciting experience that is not familiar and brings new challenges

is a wider situation offering new opportunities and possibilities rather than one experience
uncharted territory
vsnew world
14 6.8

A new, not familiar situation that may have unknown risks

focuses more on new opportunities and possibilities than on unknown dangers
new territory
vsnew world
10 3.7

An area or subject that is unfamiliar and not tried before

stresses available new opportunities and experiences rather than physical acquisition
world of wonder
vsnew world
1 4.5

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

is about new practical opportunities and possibilities, not only amazement
unknown region
vsnew world
6.3

An area that no one has explored or seen before

centers on fresh opportunities and experiences rather than mere physical unknownness

Antonyms

15 4.7

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

1 6.5

Still water that does not move in pipes or lakes, causing poor quality

How New

new world
87 5.1
familiar
793 1.0

Surface Forms

new world singular
new worlds plural

Morphology

new + world

The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'new' (novel, recent) with 'world' (realm, sphere): 'new world' straightforwardly denotes a novel realm or situation. This is a literal, compositional noun phrase following common noun-modifier patterns (cross-linguistically common), so a B1 learner who knows both words can reasonably infer the intended meaning (aside from the distinct historical proper noun sense 'the New World').

Etymology

New world comes from explorers who called the lands they found across the ocean a new world that was unknown to them. That's why new world now means a place or situation that opens 'new opportunities' and different experiences.