world (redirected from looking for all the world like)

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.

1. Of or relating to the world: a world champion.

2. Involving or extending throughout the entire world: a world crisis.

Idioms:

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	world - everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" cosmos, macrocosm, universe, existence, creation 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" domain social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" academe, academia - the academic world 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" reality 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" earth, globe 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" populace, 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" part, piece - a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
	7.	world - the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world" earthly concern, worldly concern, earth 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 beings, human race, humankind, humans, mankind, humanity, man group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit 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" global, world-wide, worldwide, planetary international - concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations; "international affairs"; "an international agreement"; "international waters"

---

world

noun 1. earth, planet, globe, earthly sphere

noun 2. mankind, man, men, everyone, the public, everybody, humanity, human race, humankind, the race of man

noun 3. sphere, system, area, field, environment, province, kingdom, realm, domain

noun 4. life, nature, existence, creation, universe, cosmos

noun 5. planet, star, orb, heavenly body

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 → mundo

cpd [champion] → del mundo; [power, war] → mundial;

all over the world → por todo el mundo, en el mundo entero;

the business world → el mundo de los negocios;

what in the world is he doing? → ¿qué diablos está haciendo?;

to think the world of sb (fig) → tener un concepto muy alto de algn;

to do sb a world of good → sentar muy bien a algn;

World War One/Two → la primera/segunda Guerra Mundial

world [wəːld] n → monde m

cpd [champion] → du monde; [power, war] → mondial(e);

all over the world → dans le monde entier, partout dans le monde;

to think the world of sb (fig) → ne jurer que par qn;

what in the world is he doing? → qu'est-ce qu'il peut bien être en train de faire?;

to do sb a world of good → faire le plus grand bien à qn;

World War One/Two, the First/Second World War → la Première/Deuxième Guerre mondiale;

out of this world adj → extraordinaire

world [wəːld] n → Welt f

cpd [champion, power, war] → Welt-;

all over the world → auf der ganzen Welt;

to think the world of sb → große Stücke auf jdn halten;

what in the world is he doing? → was um alles in der Welt macht er?;

to do sb a or the world of good → jdm unwahrscheinlich guttun;

World War One/Two → der Erste/Zweite Weltkrieg;

out of this world → fantastisch

world [wəːld] n → mondo

cpd [tour] → del mondo; [record, power, war] → mondiale;

all over the world → in tutto il mondo;

to think the world of sb → pensare un gran bene di qn;

out of this world (fig) → formidabile;

what in the world is he doing? → che cavolo sta facendo?;

to do sb a world of good → fare un gran bene a qn;

World War One/Two → la prima/seconda guerra mondiale

---

world

n world [wəːld]

1 the planet Earth every country of the world.wêreldكَوْكَب الأرْض، العالَمЗемятаsvětjordendie Weltκόσμοςmundomaailmکره زمینmaailmamondeעוֹלָםधरतीsvijetföld(kerekség), világduniajörðinmondo世界지구, 세계pasaulispasaule; zemebumiwereldjordaświatmundolume, pământземной шарsvetsvetsvetvärldโลกdünya世界світدنیاThế giới世界

2 the people who live on the planet Earth The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.wêreldالنّاس على سَطْح الأرْضсвятsvětverdendie Weltκόσμοςmundorahvas, üldsusمردم عالمmaailmamondeתוֹשְבֵי הָעוֹלָםदुनियाsvijetvilágpenduduk duniamannkyniðmondo世界中の人々인류, 인간žmonijapasaule; cilvēce; cilvēki visā pasaulēsemua orangwereldfolk, alle, (hele) verdenświatmundoplanetăмирsvet, ľudstvosvetsvetvärldชาวโลกDünya, herkes, bütün insanlar世人світدنیا کے لوگnhân loại世人

3 any planet etc people from other worlds.wêreldأي كَوْكَب آخرсвятsvětplanetdie Weltκόσμος, πλανήτηςmundomaailm(akõiksus)سیارهmaailmankaikkeusmondeעוֹלָמוֹתकोई भी ग्रहbilo koja planetavilágplanetheimur, veröldmondo天体행성pasaulispasaule; planētaplanetwereldplanet, verdenświatmundouni­versмирsvet, vesmírsvetsvetvärldต่างดาวDünya天體світسیارہ یا کوءی دوسرا جرم فلکیvũ 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.wêreldعالَم، وُجودсвятsvětverdendie Weltκόσμος, ύπαρξηmundoilmعالمelämämondeהַחַיִיםलोकpostojanjevilágalam(annar) heimur, annað tilverustigmondo世이승, 저승pasaulispasauledunia selepas mati; akhiratwereldverden, tilværelseświatmundolume, planetăмирsvetsvetsvetvärld, livการดำรงอยู่varlık, mevcudiyet世界світوجودtrần gian世界

5 an area of life or activity the insect world; the world of the international businessman.wêreldعالَم ، مَجالсвятsvětverdendie Weltκόσμος, πληθυσμόςmundomaailm, keskkondدنیاmaailmamondeעוֹלָם ה-जगतsvijet, područjevilágduniatilgreint svið; heimur, ríkimondo～界...계(界)pasaulispasaule; videalam; dunia;wereldverden, rikeświatmundolumeмирsvet, ríša, sférasvetsvetvärldโลก; สังคม... dünyası, ... âlemi領域світزندگی کا کوءی شعبہviệc đời领域

6 a great deal The holiday did him a/the world of good.baieمقداراً عَظيماмногоvelmi mnohogøre godteine Unmengeπολύ, σε μεγάλο βαθμόinmensokõvasti, paljuمقدار زیادvaltavanle plus grand bienמַרבֵּה טוּבpuno, mnogorengetegbanyakmjög mikiðmondo多く다수, 다량daugybėmilzumssangateen hoopmeget (godt), altmoc, mnóstwoimensoun mare bineмассаveľmi veľaobilopunooändligtเกี่ยวกับโลกdünya kadar, büyük miktar大量багато, безлічکوءی بڑا کامnhiều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.wêreldحَياة العالَم، النّاس العاديينсвятsvětverden (udenfor)die Weltκόσμος, ζωήmundomaailmروزگارmaailmanmenomondeהַחַיִיםnačin životavilágduniaveraldarvafsturmondo世間세상, 사회, 세상 물정pasaulispasaule; pasaulīgā dzīvedunia luarwereldhverdagslivet, den vanlige verdenświatmundolumeмирsvet, životsvetsvetvärld, livชีวิตของผู้คนdış dünya/âlem人世間життя людейعام لوگوں کی زندگیthiên hạ人世间

adj ˈworldly

of or belonging to this world; not spiritual worldly pleasures.wêrelds, aardsمن هذا العالَم، دُنْيَوي، أرْضيземенsvětskýverdslig; jordiskweltlichεγκόσμιοςmundanomaineدنیایی، نفساینmaallinende ce monde, terrestreאַרצִי, גַשמִיपार्थीवsvjetski, svjetovanvilági(as)duniawiveraldlegurterreno世俗的な이 세상의, 속세의pasaulio, pasaulietiškas, žemiškaspasaulīgs; laicīgs; zemes-keduniaan; duniawiwereldlijk, wereldsverdslig, jordiskdoczesny, ziemskimundanolu­mesc; pă­mân­tescземнойsvetskýposvetenovozemaljskivärldsligซึ่งเจนโลก; ซึ่งมีประสบการณ์ในชีวิตdünyevî, maddî世間的земний, мирськийدنیاویtrần tục世间的

n ˈworldliness

wêreldsheidحُب الدُّنْيَوِيّاتматериалностsvětáctvíverdsligheddie Weltlichkeitκοσμικότηταmundaneríamaisusدنیوی؛ پختگیmaailmallisuusattachement aux biens de ce mondeגַשמִיוּתसांसारिकताsvjetovnostevilági jelleg; világiasságkeduniawianveraldlegt hugarfar(condizione terrena)世俗세속적임, 속됨pasaulietiškumaspasaulīgums; laicīgumskeduniawian; penuh keduniaanwereldlijkheid, wereldsheidverdslighetświatowośćconhecimento da vidadeşertăciune lumeascăсуетностьsvetskosťposvetnostovozemaljskostvärldslighetความเจนโลก; ความมีประสบการณ์ในชีวิตdünyevîlik, maddecilik塵世приземленістьدنیا پرستیtính chất trần tục尘世

adjectiv / adv ˌworldˈwide

(extending over or found) everywhere in the world a worldwide sales network; Their products are sold worldwide.wêreldwydعلى نِطاق عالَميразпространен по целия святover hele verdenweltweitπαγκόσμιος, παγκοσμίωςmundial, mundialmente, universal, universalmenteülemaailmne, ülemaailmseltجهنی؛ در سراسر جهانmaailmanlaajuinenmondial; dans le monde entierעוֹלמִיpo cijelom svijetuaz egész világon elterjedtdi seluruh duniasem nær til alls heimsinsmondiale; in tutto il mondo世界的な[]전세계적인; 전세계적으로pasaulinis; visame pasaulyjevisā pasaulēdi seluruh duniawereldwijdglobal, verdensomspennendeświatowy, na całym świeciemundial(mente)mondial; în lumea în­treagăвсемирный; во всём миреsvetový; po celom svetesvetoven; širom po svetuširom svetavärldsomfattande, globalทั่วโลกDünya çapında世界範圍的поширений у всьому світі; світовийعالمی پیمانے پرtoàn 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 beideفائِدَة العالَمَيْن، فائِدَة المَوقِفَيْنнай-доброто от две положенияto lepší ze dvou možnostífå både i pose og sækdas Beste von beiden Seitenκαι την πίτα ολόκληρη και το σκύλο χορτάτοtener todas las ventajas, por partida doble beneficiarsemõlematpidi parim (lahendus)همه چیز در اختیار داشتنihanneratkaisugagner sur les deux tableauxלְהֵנוֹת מִשתֵי הָעוֹלָמוֹתदोनों लोक सुधारनाnajbolje od oba svijeta(munkájában és családjában egyaránt megállja a helyét)dua keuntunganhið besta af hvoru tveggja(il massimo)両手に花이해가 상반되는 두 가지 일viskas, kas gyvenime geriausialabākais, ko dzīve var sniegtkebaikan daripada kedua-dua keadaande gunstigste situatie(få) både i pose og sekkwszystko co w życiu najlepsze, idealna sytuacjao melhor dos dois mundosa vedea) avan­ta­jele şi dezavantajeleвсё самое главное в жизниto najlepšie z obidvoch možnostíuspeh na obeh frontahkorist od obe stranedet bästa av två världarได้ทั้งขึ้นทั้งล่องiki farklı durumun yararları兩全其美і те, і другеدونوں جہان کی بھلاءی کے سامان کرناhoàn 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.presiesبالضَّبْط، تَماماточноúplně, přesněfuldkommenin jeder Hinsichtακριβώς, εντελώςexactamentejustاز هر جهت؛ به هیچ وجهaivan kuinexactementבְּעַד כָּל הוֹן שֶבַּעוֹלָםठीकtočno, baš kaominden tekintetbentepat, serupa benarnákvæmlegaesattamenteまるで꼭, 아주taip, tarytumtieši tā; gluži kābetul-betul; benar-benarnetakkurat somzupełnieexactamenteexactточно такpresnenatankosasvimprecisทุกสิ่งsanki aynen/tıpkı (bir şey) imiş gibi一點不差地якразبالکلđúng như, hệt như一点不差地

out of this world

unbelievably marvellous The concert was out of this world.ongelooflikرائِع بصورةٍ لا توصَفневероятенfantastickýfantastiskphantastischβλ. worldde otro mundo, fenomenal, estupendo, increíble, fantásticotaevalikعالی، محشرtaivaallinensensationnelנִפלָאभव्यnevjerojatno lijepomennyeihebat sekalidásamlegurmeravigliosoすばらしい말할 수 없이 멋진, 월등히 좋은kaip ne šio pasauliobrīnišķīgs; fantastiskskeadaan yang luar biasa hebatbuitengewoonfantastisk, av en annen verdennie z tej ziemimaravilhososenzaţional; fantasticвосхитительныйfantastickýfantastičenizvanredaninte av denna världen, helt fantastiskมหัศจรรย์fevkalâde, enfes十全十美的дивовижнийحیرت انگیزtuyệt 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 aardeتُسْتَعْمَل في السُّؤال للتَّوكيد والإسْتِهْجان بِمَعنى: ماذا بِحق السَّماء فَعَلت!какво по дяволитеco proboha?hvad i alverdenwas in aller Weltτι στην ευχή¿qué diablos?mida ometi, mida küllبرای تاکید در سوالmitä ihmettäque diableמַה בְעֶצֶם?जोर देने के लिए उपयोग किया जाता हैšto zaboga?mi a csudát?astagahvað í ósköpunum(che diavolo)一体何が도대체ką giko gan...?apain 's hemelsnaamhva i all verdenco u lichaque diabo(?)ce naiba!что же; ума не приложуčo, preboha?le kaj za vragaštavad i hela (all) världenเกิดอะไรขึ้นne 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 لیاdùng để bày tỏ sự ngạc nhiên（加重问话的语气）天下，到底