the world

noun

1

: the earth and all the people and things on it

He is famous throughout the world.

They sailed around the world.

The product is shipped halfway around/across the world.

The island was cut off from the rest of the world.

They want to see/travel the world.

2

: the people in the world

She felt that the world was against her.

They announced their discovery to the world.

The world watched as he attempted to break the Olympic record.

She felt the eyes of the world watching her.

3

: all that is important : everything

I would give my children the world if I could.

Examples of the world in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Six years earlier, in a prescient move, William Adamopoulos, Forbes Media Asia CEO, had established Forbes’ regional headquarters in the city-state, which has since become a magnet for some of the world’s wealthiest people. —Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

The best scene partner and dad in the world. —Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025

But Turkey, the 16th largest economy in the world, has so much more financial power. —Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year. —Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for the world

• lifeworld
• unfurled
• curled
• furled
• hurled
• knurled
• swirled
• twirled
• whirled
• whorled
• netherworld
• otherworld