Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: world
IPA transcription: [w'ɝld]
Pronunciations of world
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: global, planetary, world(a), worldwide, world-wide
    Meaning: 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"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm
    Meaning: everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
  • Synonyms: world, domain
    Meaning: people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world"
  • Synonyms: world, reality
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: Earth, earth, world, globe
    Meaning: the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"
  • Synonyms: populace, public, world
    Meaning: people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"
  • Synonyms: world
    Meaning: a part of the earth that can be considered separately; "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects"
  • Synonyms: worldly_concern, earthly_concern, world, earth
    Meaning: the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world"
Usage examples
  • THE NEW WORLD
  • "A dying world.
  • THE WORLD AS WILL.
  • The world of graft!
  • The benighted world!
  • "And in your world?"
  • The world's overcrowded.
  • It was a safe world now.
  • The world's a nice place.
  • What in the world do I do?
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Major depressive disorder, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Kandersteg International Scout Centre, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Haibane Renmei, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Sex and sexuality in speculative fiction, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Saint Peter, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording 2012 phenomenon, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording History of the world, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Jack the Ripper, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Black, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Avril Lavigne, License CC BY-SA 4.0