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

But his serious lapse in judgment will dent confidence in one of the world’s most consequential companies, at the very moment when investors have shown that their faith in the market’s AI growth story has limits. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026

What’s more, this album arrives at a crucial moment in how Britain projects its own identity to the world. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2026

Undermining the summit, the United States, which is the world’s second-largest polluter after China, will again be absent. — Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026

Recovery also requires welcoming scientists from around the world. — Carole Labonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for the world

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