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.
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Today, the cookies are available all over the world, but Lotus Bakeries is still family owned and operated in its hometown.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Brigitte Bardot, the French actor, style icon, and animal activist who fixated the world with her insouciant, smoky-eyed sensuality, has died aged 91.
—Isobel Thompson, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2025
To prevent similar situations in the future, Chinese engineers have now developed a 750-megavolt-ampere (MVA) smart DC transformer, the largest of its type in the world.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2025
The habit of following the news — of being informed about the world — can’t be divorced from the existence of print, says Anne Kaun, professor of media and communication studies at Södertörn University in Stockholm.
—Michael Weissenstein, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Brigitte Bardot, the French actor, style icon, and animal activist who fixated the world with her insouciant, smoky-eyed sensuality, has died aged 91.
—Isobel Thompson, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2025
To prevent similar situations in the future, Chinese engineers have now developed a 750-megavolt-ampere (MVA) smart DC transformer, the largest of its type in the world.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2025
The habit of following the news — of being informed about the world — can’t be divorced from the existence of print, says Anne Kaun, professor of media and communication studies at Södertörn University in Stockholm.
—Michael Weissenstein, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
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“The world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20world. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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