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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However, none of those roles required her to bake what appeared to be the world’s least-appetizing casserole.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Today, as the world faces over 60 conflicts — the highest number since the end of World War II — play remains as important as ever.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
They are set in Midwestern towns and incline toward domestic scenes that muffle the world a bit.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Today, as the world faces over 60 conflicts — the highest number since the end of World War II — play remains as important as ever.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
They are set in Midwestern towns and incline toward domestic scenes that muffle the world a bit.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the world
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“The world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20world. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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