| world (wûrld) n. 1. The earth. 2. The universe. 3. The earth with its inhabitants. 4. The inhabitants of the earth; the human race. 5. a. Humankind considered as social beings; human society: turned her back on the world. b. People as a whole; the public: The event amazed the world. 6. often World A specified part of the earth: the Western World. 7. A part of the earth and its inhabitants as known at a given period in history: the ancient world. 8. A realm or domain: the animal world; the world of imagination. 9. a. A sphere of human activity or interest: the world of sports. b. A class or group of people with common characteristics or pursuits: the scientific world. 10. A particular way of life: the world of the homeless. 11. All that relates to or affects the life of a person: He saw his world collapse about him. 12. Secular life and its concerns: a man of the world. 13. a. Human existence; life: brought a child into the world. b. A state of existence: the next world. 14. A large amount; much. Often used in the plural: did her a world of good; candidates that are worlds apart on foreign policy. 15. A celestial body such as a planet: the possibility of life on other worlds. adj. Idioms: 1. Of or relating to the world: a world champion. 2. Involving or extending throughout the entire world: a world crisis. for all the world In all respects; precisely: She looked for all the world like a movie star. in the world Used as an intensive: How in the world did they manage? I never in the world would have guessed. out of this world Informal Extraordinary; superb: The dinner was out of this world. the world over Throughout the world: known the world over. world without end Forever. [Middle English, from Old English weorold; see w  -ro- in Indo-European roots.] |
world
Noun
1. the earth as a planet
2. the human race; people generally: providing food for the world
3. any planet or moon, esp. one that might be inhabited
4. a particular group of countries or period of history, or its inhabitants: the Arab world, the post-Cold War world
5. an area, sphere, or realm considered as a complete environment: the art world, the world of nature
6. the total circumstances and experience of a person that make up his or her life: there may not ever be a place for us in your world
7. bring into the world to deliver or give birth to (a baby)
8. come into the world to be born
9. for all the world exactly or very much: they looked for all the world like a pair of newly-weds
10. in the world used to emphasize a statement: she didn't have a worry in the world
11. man or woman of the world a man or woman who is experienced in social or public life
12. worlds apart very different from each other: this man and I are worlds apart
Adjective
of or concerning the entire world: the world championship [Old English w(e)orold]
World the inhabitants of the earth; human society; the human race; a great quantity or amount, e.g., it makes a world of difference.
Examples: worlds of company, 1590; of ships, 1586.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  world - everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man extragalactic nebula, galaxy - (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'" celestial body, heavenly body - natural objects visible in the sky closed universe - (cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang; the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matter estraterrestrial body, extraterrestrial object - a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere natural order - the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws nature - the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it" |
| 2. | world - people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world" social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" Grub Street - the world of literary hacks | |
| 3. |  world - all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"real life, real world - the practical world as opposed to the academic world; "a good consultant must have a lot of experience in the real world" experience - the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly" | |
| 4. |  world - the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"atmosphere, air - the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" hemisphere - half of the terrestrial globe Van Allen belt - a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field hydrosphere - the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" geosphere, lithosphere - the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle sky - the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth solar system - the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field | |
| 5. |  world - people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" admass - the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British) audience - the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment; "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions" | |
| 6. | world - a part of the earth that can be considered separately; "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects" | |
| 7. | world - the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world" concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" | |
| 8. |  world - all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"human, human being, homo, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" | |
| Adj. | 1. | world - involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance" international - concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations; "international affairs"; "an international agreement"; "international waters" |
world
noun 2. mankind, man, men, everyone, the public, everybody, humanity, human race, humankind, the race of man
noun 6. period, times, days, age, era, epoch >> a world of a huge amount of, a mountain of, a wealth of, a great deal of, agood deal of, an abundance of, an enormous amount of, a vast amount of for all the world exactly, just like, precisely, in every way, to all intents and purposes, just as if, in every respect on top of the world (Informal) overjoyed, happy, ecstatic, elated, over the moon (informal) exultant, on cloud nine (informal) cock-a-hoop, in raptures, beside yourself with joy, stoked Austral., N.Z. (informal) out of this world (Informal) wonderful, great (informal) excellent, superb, fantastic (informal) incredible, fabulous (informal) marvellous, unbelievable, awesome (slang) indescribable, bodacious (slang), chiefly U.S. booshit Austral. (slang) exo Austral. (slang) sik Austral. (slang) rad (informal) phat (slang) schmick Austral. (informal)
Translations
world [wəːld] n → Welt f
cpd [champion, power, war] → Welt-;
to do sb a or the world of good → jdm unwahrscheinlich guttun;
out of this world → fantastisch
n world [wəːld]
1 the planet Earth every country of the world. wêreld كَوْكَب الأرْض، العالَم Земята svět jorden die Welt κόσμος mundo maailm کره زمین maailma monde עוֹלָם धरती svijet föld(kerekség), világ dunia jörðin mondo 世界 지구, 세계 pasaulis pasaule; zeme bumi wereld jorda świat mundo lume, pământ земной шар svet svet svet värld โลก dünya 世界 світ دنیا Thế giới 世界
2 the people who live on the planet Earth The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer. wêreld النّاس على سَطْح الأرْض свят svět verden die Welt κόσμος mundo rahvas, üldsus مردم عالم maailma monde תוֹשְבֵי הָעוֹלָם दुनिया svijet világ penduduk dunia mannkynið mondo 世界中の人々 인류, 인간 žmonija pasaule; cilvēce; cilvēki visā pasaulē semua orang wereld folk, alle, (hele) verden świat mundo planetă мир svet, ľudstvo svet svet värld ชาวโลก Dünya, herkes, bütün insanlar 世人 світ دنیا کے لوگ nhân loại 世人
3 any planet etc people from other worlds. wêreld أي كَوْكَب آخر свят svět planet die Welt κόσμος, πλανήτης mundo maailm(akõiksus) سیاره maailmankaikkeus monde עוֹלָמוֹת कोई भी ग्रह bilo koja planeta világ planet heimur, veröld mondo 天体 행성 pasaulis pasaule; planēta planet wereld planet, verden świat mundo univers мир svet, vesmír svet svet värld ต่างดาว Dünya 天體 світ سیارہ یا کوءی دوسرا جرم فلکی vũ trụ 天体
4 a state of existence Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world. wêreld عالَم، وُجود свят svět verden die Welt κόσμος, ύπαρξη mundo ilm عالم elämä monde הַחַיִים लोक postojanje világ alam (annar) heimur, annað tilverustig mondo 世 이승, 저승 pasaulis pasaule dunia selepas mati; akhirat wereld verden, tilværelse świat mundo lume, planetă мир svet svet svet värld, liv การดำรงอยู่ varlık, mevcudiyet 世界 світ وجود trần gian 世界
5 an area of life or activity the insect world; the world of the international businessman. wêreld عالَم ، مَجال свят svět verden die Welt κόσμος, πληθυσμός mundo maailm, keskkond دنیا maailma monde עוֹלָם ה- जगत svijet, područje világ dunia tilgreint svið; heimur, ríki mondo ～界 ...계(界) pasaulis pasaule; vide alam; dunia; wereld verden, rike świat mundo lume мир svet, ríša, sféra svet svet värld โลก; สังคม ... dünyası, ... âlemi 領域 світ زندگی کا کوءی شعبہ việc đời 领域
6 a great deal The holiday did him a/the world of good. baie مقداراً عَظيما много velmi mnoho gøre godt eine Unmenge πολύ, σε μεγάλο βαθμό inmenso kõvasti, palju مقدار زیاد valtavan le plus grand bien מַרבֵּה טוּב puno, mnogo rengeteg banyak mjög mikið mondo 多く 다수, 다량 daugybė milzums sangat een hoop meget (godt), alt moc, mnóstwo imenso un mare bine масса veľmi veľa obilo puno oändligt เกี่ยวกับโลก dünya kadar, büyük miktar 大量 багато, безліч کوءی بڑا کام nhiều 大量
7 the lives and ways of ordinary people He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world. wêreld حَياة العالَم، النّاس العاديين свят svět verden (udenfor) die Welt κόσμος, ζωή mundo maailm روزگار maailmanmeno monde הַחַיִים način života világ dunia veraldarvafstur mondo 世間 세상, 사회, 세상 물정 pasaulis pasaule; pasaulīgā dzīve dunia luar wereld hverdagslivet, den vanlige verden świat mundo lume мир svet, život svet svet värld, liv ชีวิตของผู้คน dış dünya/âlem 人世間 життя людей عام لوگوں کی زندگی thiên hạ 人世间
adj worldly
of or belonging to this world; not spiritual worldly pleasures. wêrelds, aards من هذا العالَم، دُنْيَوي، أرْضي земен světský verdslig; jordisk weltlich εγκόσμιος mundano maine دنیایی، نفساین maallinen de ce monde, terrestre אַרצִי, גַשמִי पार्थीव svjetski, svjetovan világi(as) duniawi veraldlegur terreno 世俗的な 이 세상의, 속세의 pasaulio, pasaulietiškas, žemiškas pasaulīgs; laicīgs; zemes- keduniaan; duniawi wereldlijk, werelds verdslig, jordisk doczesny, ziemski mundano lumesc; pământesc земной svetský posveten ovozemaljski världslig ซึ่งเจนโลก; ซึ่งมีประสบการณ์ในชีวิต dünyevî, maddî 世間的 земний, мирський دنیاوی trần tục 世间的
n worldliness
wêreldsheid حُب الدُّنْيَوِيّات материалност světáctví verdslighed die Weltlichkeit κοσμικότητα mundanería maisus دنیوی؛ پختگی maailmallisuus attachement aux biens de ce monde גַשמִיוּת सांसारिकता svjetovnost evilági jelleg; világiasság keduniawian veraldlegt hugarfar (condizione terrena) 世俗 세속적임, 속됨 pasaulietiškumas pasaulīgums; laicīgums keduniawian; penuh keduniaan wereldlijkheid, wereldsheid verdslighet światowość conhecimento da vida deşertăciune lumească суетность svetskosť posvetnost ovozemaljskost världslighet ความเจนโลก; ความมีประสบการณ์ในชีวิต dünyevîlik, maddecilik 塵世 приземленість دنیا پرستی tính chất trần tục 尘世
adjectiv / adv worldˈwide
(extending over or found) everywhere in the world a worldwide sales network; Their products are sold worldwide. wêreldwyd على نِطاق عالَمي разпространен по целия свят over hele verden weltweit παγκόσμιος, παγκοσμίως mundial, mundialmente, universal, universalmente ülemaailmne, ülemaailmselt جهنی؛ در سراسر جهان maailmanlaajuinen mondial; dans le monde entier עוֹלמִי po cijelom svijetu az egész világon elterjedt di seluruh dunia sem nær til alls heimsins mondiale; in tutto il mondo 世界的な[] 전세계적인; 전세계적으로 pasaulinis; visame pasaulyje visā pasaulē di seluruh dunia wereldwijd global, verdensomspennende światowy, na całym świecie mundial(mente) mondial; în lumea întreagă всемирный; во всём мире svetový; po celom svete svetoven; širom po svetu širom sveta världsomfattande, global ทั่วโลก Dünya çapında 世界範圍的 поширений у всьому світі; світовий عالمی پیمانے پر toàn thế giới 世界范围的
World Wide Web, WWW
the best of both worlds
the advantages of both the alternatives in a situation etc in which one can normally only expect to have one A woman has the best of both worlds when she has a good job and a happy family life. beste van beide فائِدَة العالَمَيْن، فائِدَة المَوقِفَيْن най-доброто от две положения to lepší ze dvou možností få både i pose og sæk das Beste von beiden Seiten και την πίτα ολόκληρη και το σκύλο χορτάτο tener todas las ventajas, beneficiarse por partida doble mõlematpidi parim (lahendus) همه چیز در اختیار داشتن ihanneratkaisu les deux gagner sur tableaux לְהֵנוֹת מִשתֵי הָעוֹלָמוֹת दोनों लोक सुधारना najbolje od oba svijeta (munkájában és családjában egyaránt megállja a helyét) dua keuntungan hið besta af hvoru tveggja (il massimo) 両手に花 이해가 상반되는 두 가지 일 viskas, kas gyvenime geriausia labākais, ko dzīve var sniegt kebaikan daripada kedua-dua keadaan de gunstigste situatie (få) både i pose og sekk wszystko co w życiu najlepsze, idealna sytuacja o melhor dos dois mundos a vedea) avantajele şi dezavantajele всё самое главное в жизни to najlepšie z obidvoch možností uspeh na obeh frontah korist od obe strane det bästa av två världar ได้ทั้งขึ้นทั้งล่อง iki farklı durumun yararları 兩全其美 і те, і друге دونوں جہان کی بھلاءی کے سامان کرنا hoàn hảo 两全其美
for all the world
exactly, quite etc What a mess you're in! You look for all the world as if you'd had an argument with an express train. presies بالضَّبْط، تَماما точно úplně, přesně fuldkommen in jeder Hinsicht ακριβώς, εντελώς exactamente just از هر جهت؛ به هیچ وجه aivan kuin exactement בְּעַד כָּל הוֹן שֶבַּעוֹלָם ठीक točno, baš kao minden tekintetben tepat, serupa benar nákvæmlega esattamente まるで 꼭, 아주 taip, tarytum tieši tā; gluži kā betul-betul; benar-benar net akkurat som zupełnie exactamente exact точно так presne natanko sasvim precis ทุกสิ่ง sanki aynen/tıpkı (bir şey) imiş gibi 一點不差地 якраз بالکل đúng như, hệt như 一点不差地
out of this world
unbelievably marvellous The concert was out of this world. ongelooflik رائِع بصورةٍ لا توصَف невероятен fantastický fantastisk phantastisch βλ. ωοrld de otro mundo, fenomenal, estupendo, increíble, fantástico taevalik عالی، محشر taivaallinen sensationnel נִפלָא भव्य nevjerojatno lijepo mennyei hebat sekali dásamlegur meraviglioso すばらしい 말할 수 없이 멋진, 월등히 좋은 kaip ne šio pasaulio brīnišķīgs; fantastisks keadaan yang luar biasa hebat buitengewoon fantastisk, av en annen verden nie z tej ziemi maravilhoso senzaţional; fantastic восхитительный fantastický fantastičen izvanredan inte av denna världen, helt fantastisk มหัศจรรย์ fevkalâde, enfes 十全十美的 дивовижний حیرت انگیز tuyệt với đến khó tin 十全十美的
what in the world(?)
used for emphasis when asking a question What in the world have you done to your hair? wat op aarde تُسْتَعْمَل في السُّؤال للتَّوكيد والإسْتِهْجان بِمَعنى: ماذا بِحق السَّماء فَعَلت! какво по дяволите co proboha? hvad i alverden was in aller Welt τι στην ευχή ¿qué diablos? mida ometi, mida küll برای تاکید در سوال mitä ihmettä que diable מַה בְעֶצֶם? जोर देने के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है što zaboga? mi a csudát? astaga hvað í ósköpunum (che diavolo) 一体何が 도대체 ką gi ko gan...? apa in 's hemelsnaam hva i all verden co u licha que diabo(?) ce naiba! что же; ума не приложу čo, preboha? le kaj za vraga šta vad i hela (all) världen เกิดอะไรขึ้น ne demeye (加重問話的語氣)天下，到底 що, нарешті,...? کوءی سوال کرنے کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے جیسے تم نے یہ کیا کر لیا dùng để bày tỏ sự ngạc nhiên （加重问话的语气）天下，到底
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