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

After 12 days packed to the gills with some of the best cinematic offerings to be found around the world, the jury of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival announced this edition's big winners. —Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 26 May 2025

Copeland's dad, Micky, had been killed in a car wreck that March, just as the world shut down because of the covid pandemic. —Sheila Yount, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025

Artists from around the world were strategically paired with local experts, from climate scientists to historians, public health workers to civic organizers. —Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025

Pressure on Russia will push it toward real peace—this is obvious to everyone around the world. —Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 May 2025

Rhymes for the world

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