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[wɜːld] noun I
1) [singular] people and society in all countries
We want to create a safer world for our children.[/ex]
They control about a quarter of the world's oil supply.[/ex]
The terrorists pose a threat to the whole world.[/ex]
The same problems are faced by workers throughout the world.[/ex]
2) the world
[singular] the planet that we live on
changes in the world's climate[/ex]
3) [C] a particular group of countries
the economies of the western world (= the countries of western Europe and North America)[/ex]
It is the oldest institution in the English-speaking world.[/ex]
4) [C] the particular type of place or situation in which someone lives or works
the entertainment world[/ex]
5) [singular] the state of being alive
Thousands of babies come into the world (= are born) every day.[/ex]
•
do sb a/the world of good — to make someone feel very happy or healthy[/ex]
in the world — 1) used for emphasizing a particular quality that something has[/ex]
They produce some of the finest wines in the world.[/ex]

— 2) used for adding emphasis to a question in order to show that you are surprised or annoyed

How in the world did they make a mistake like that?[/ex]
mean the world to sb — informal to be very important to someone[/ex]
out of this world — informal extremely good or impressive[/ex]
the outside world — ordinary society, rather than places such as prisons or religious communities where people live separately from the rest of society[/ex]
think the world of — informal to like someone or something very much[/ex]
See:
best,
top I
II
adj
world [wɜːld]
involving all the countries of the world
the world championships[/ex]
a world war[/ex]

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