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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Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
And the easiest thing in the world for a reader to do is to stop reading.
—Thomas E. Ricks
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images Silicon Valley investors and tech executives who loudly supported both US president Donald Trump and Elon Musk may now be forced to pick sides as the president of the United States and the world’s richest man go through an extremely messy public breakup.
—Lauren Goode, Wired News, 6 June 2025
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“The world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20world. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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