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

Jaishankar offered India's help to bring a resolution to the crisis, highlighting its good relations with all parties and the important relationships the world's most populous country had through trade and migrant workers with the countries of the Middle East. —Jennifer Cunningham, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025

When the world’s first marine reserves were established in the 1920s, Jacques Cousteau was an adolescent. —Dona Bertarelli, Time, 30 June 2025

Asia and Oceania was the world’s leading investor in circular and flat knitting machinery. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 June 2025

Six months in, he was asked to help one of the world’s largest investment banks with its employee performance and talent practices. —Nia Bowers, USA Today, 30 June 2025

Rhymes for the world

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