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

The emergence of additional Chinese prototypes suggests that competition between the world’s two largest military powers is extending beyond current fifth-generation aircraft into the race for future air dominance. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

During the war, the world learned to live without 13 million barrels of oil coming through the Strait of Hormuz each day. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

Congo's has among the world's highest rates of both childbirths per woman and deaths around childbirth. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

If software ate the world by selling to it, AI may finish the job by buying it. — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the world

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