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

Most of the world’s peatlands are concentrated at higher latitudes closer to the poles or in the tropics. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026

From the moment that the first ball was kicked in Mexico City to the final whistle in the New Jersey Meadowlands, North America was the host of one of the most epic parties the world has ever seen. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Soccer, the world’s greatest sporting obsession, has that much power. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Northern Nigeria, one of the world’s poorest regions, is already under pressure from an insurgency crisis. — ABC News, 19 July 2026

Rhymes for the world

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