world
/wɝld/
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Type
Noun
Meaning
The earth and all the people, places, and things on it.
She wants to travel around the world after she graduates.
A particular area of activity, or the people involved in it.
He has worked in the world of fashion for twenty years.
Everything that a person experiences in their life.
When the baby was born, their whole world changed.
How it's used
When this means “names an area of activity”
- the + world + of + noun
She is well known in the world of science.
When this means “emphasizes that something is the most of its kind”
- superlative + in the world
He's the nicest person in the world.
When this means “used in questions to show surprise or annoyance”
- what/why/how in the world
What in the world are you doing up so late?
Collocations
- around the world
- all over the world
- the whole world
- the real world
- the business world
- the world of sports
Idioms
mean the world to
to be extremely important to someone
Your letter meant the world to me.
out of this world
extremely good
The chocolate cake was out of this world.
on top of the world
extremely happy
After she passed the test, she felt on top of the world.