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(worlds) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The world is the planet that we live on. It’s a beautiful part of the world... The satellite enables us to calculate their precise location anywhere in the world. N-SING: the N 2. The world refers to all the people who live on this planet, and our societies, institutions, and ways of life. The world was, and remains, shocked... He wants to show the world that anyone can learn to be an ambassador. ...his personal contribution to world history. N-SING: the N, N n 3. You can use world to describe someone or something that is one of the most important or significant of its kind on earth. Abroad, Mr Bush was seen as a world statesman... China has once again emerged as a world power... ADJ: ADJ n 4. You can use world in expressions such as the Arab world, the western world, and the ancient world to refer to a particular group of countries or a particular period in history. Athens had strong ties to the Arab world. ...the developing world... N-SING: the supp N 5. Someone’s world is the life they lead, the people they have contact with, and the things they experience. His world seemed so different from mine... I lost my job and it was like my world collapsed... N-COUNT: oft poss N 6. You can use world to refer to a particular field of activity, and the people involved in it. The publishing world had certainly never seen an event quite like this. N-SING: the N, with supp, oft N of n 7. You can use world to refer to a particular group of living things, for example the animal world, the plant world, and the insect world. = kingdom N-SING: the n N 8. A world is a planet. He looked like something from another world... N-COUNT 9. see also brave new world, New World, real world, Third World 10. If you say that two people or things are worlds apart, you are emphasizing that they are very different from each other. Intellectually, this man and I are worlds apart... PHRASE: usu v-link PHR, oft PHR from n c darkgreen]emphasis 11. If you say that someone has the best of both worlds, you mean that they have only the benefits of two things and none of the disadvantages. Her living room provides the best of both worlds, with an office at one end and comfortable sofas at the other. PHRASE: PHR after v, v-link PHR 12. If you say that something has done someone the world of good or a world of good, you mean that it has made them feel better or improved their life. (INFORMAL) A sleep will do you the world of good. PHRASE: V inflects 13. You use in the world to emphasize a statement that you are making. The saddest thing in the world is a little baby nobody wants... He had no one in the world but her. PHRASE: oft PHR after superl c darkgreen]emphasis 14. You can use in the world in expressions such as what in the world and who in the world to emphasize a question, especially when expressing surprise or anger. What in the world is he doing?... PHRASE: quest PHR c darkgreen]emphasis 15. You can use in an ideal world or in a perfect world when you are talking about things that you would like to happen, although you realize that they are not likely to happen. In a perfect world, there would be the facilities and money to treat every sick person. = ideally PHRASE: PHR with cl 16. If you say that someone is a man of the world or a woman of the world, you mean that they are experienced and know about the practical or social aspects of life, and are not easily shocked by immoral or dishonest actions. Look, we are both men of the world, would anyone really mind? ...an elegant, clever and tough woman of the world. PHRASE: man/woman inflects 17. If you say that something is out of this world, you are emphasizing that it is extremely good or impressive. (INFORMAL) These new trains are out of this world. PHRASE: v-link PHR c darkgreen]emphasis 18. You can use the outside world to refer to all the people who do not live in a particular place or who are not involved in a particular situation. For many, the post office is the only link with the outside world... PHRASE 19. If you think the world of someone, you like them or care about them very much. I think the world of him, but something tells me it’s not love... We were really close. We thought the world of each other. PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n 20. not be the end of the world: see end the world is your oyster: see oyster on top of the world: see top
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English woruld human existence, this ~, age (akin to Old High German weralt age, ~); akin to Old English wer man, eald old — more at virile, old Date: before 12th century 1. a. the earthly state of human existence b. life after death — used with a qualifier the next ~ 2. the earth with its inhabitants and all things upon it 3. individual course of life ; career 4. the inhabitants of the earth ; the human race 5. a. the concerns of the earth and its affairs as distinguished from heaven and the life to come b. secular affairs 6. the system of created things ; universe 7. a. a division or generation of the inhabitants of the earth distinguished by living together at the same place or at the same time the medieval ~ b. a distinctive class of persons or their sphere of interest or activity the academic ~ the digital ~ 8. human society withdraw from the ~ 9. a part or section of the earth that is a separate independent unit 10. the sphere or scene of one's life and action living in your own little ~ 11. an indefinite multitude or a great quantity or distance makes a ~ of difference a ~ away 12. the whole body of living persons ; public announced their discovery to the ~ 13. kingdom 5 the animal ~ 14. a celestial body (as a planet) II. adjective Date: 12th century 1. of or relating to the ~ a ~ championship 2. a. extending or found throughout the ~ ; ~wide brought about ~ peace b. involving or applying to part of or the whole ~ a ~ tour a ~ state c. internationally recognized ; renowned, distinguished a ~ authority on gemstones ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a the earth, or a planetary body like it. b its countries and their inhabitants. c all people; the earth as known or in some particular respect. 2 a the universe or all that exists; everything. b everything that exists outside oneself (dead to the world). 3 a the time, state, or scene of human existence. b (prec. by the, this) mortal life. 4 secular interests and affairs. 5 human affairs; their course and conditions; active life (how goes the world with you?). 6 average, respectable, or fashionable people or their customs or opinions. 7 all that concerns or all who belong to a specified class, time, domain, or sphere of activity (the medieval world; the world of sport). 8 (foll. by of) a vast amount (that makes a world of difference). 9 (attrib.) affecting many nations, of all nations (world politics; a world champion). Phrases and idioms all the world and his wife 1 any large mixed gathering of people. 2 all with pretensions to fashion. bring into the world give birth to or attend at the birth of. carry the world before one have rapid and complete success. come into the world be born. for all the world (foll. by like, as if) precisely (looked for all the world as if they were real). get the best of both worlds benefit from two incompatible sets of ideas, circumstances, etc. in the world of all; at all (used as an intensifier in questions) (what in the world is it?). man (or woman) of the world a person experienced and practical in human affairs. the next (or other) world a supposed life after death. out of this world colloq. extremely good etc. (the food was out of this world). see the world travel widely; gain wide experience. think the world of have a very high regard for. World Bank colloq. the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, an organization administering economic aid between member nations. world-beater a person or thing surpassing all others. world-class of a quality or standard regarded as high throughout the world. World Cup a competition between football or other sporting teams from...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. сущ. мир, свет - business world - come up in the world - the New World - the Old World - the world of commerce - to rise in the world 2. прил. мировой - world commerce - world decision model - world experience - world market - world output ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. мир, свет, земля, земной шар the whole (entire) world —- весь мир to bring into the world —- произвести на свет, родить to come into the world —- появиться на свет, родиться a citizen of the world —- гражданин мира, космополит the world over, all over the world —- во всем мире, по всему миру a journey round the world —- кругосветное путешествие world's fair —- всемирная выставка 2. планета are there any other inhabited worlds? —- есть ли еще обитаемые миры, кроме нашего? 3. мир, вселенная 4. часть земного шара the Third W. countries —- страны "третьего мира" the Old W. —- Старый Свет the New W. —- Новый Свет 5. население земного шара, человечество 6. сфера, область the world of books —- мир книг the scientific world —- научный мир the world of commerce —- мир коммерции 7. мир, царство the animal world —- животный мир 8. период истории the ancient world —- древний мир 9. жизнь (человека) to begin the world —- вступить в жизнь to begin the world anew —- начать новую жизнь to have the world before one —- иметь перед собой всю жизнь; у него все впереди to take the world as it is (as one finds it) —- приспосабливаться к жизни; воспринимать мир таким, каков он есть to let the world slide —- не стараться переделать жизнь (мир), не идти против течения; пренебрегать условностями to know the world —- иметь опыт, знать жизнь to come up (to rise, to make one's way) in the world —- сделать карьеру,...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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series amer. ежегодный чемпионат США по бейсболу WORLD view noun мировоззрение WORLD war noun мировая война WORLD War I первая мировая война (1914-1918 гг.); WORLD fair всемирная выставка WORLD War II вторая мировая война (1939-1945 гг.) WORLD community мировое сообщество WORLD championship первенство мира WORLD мир, свет WORLD Peace Council Всемирный Совет Мира ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 n 1 »OUR PLANET/EVERYONE ON IT« the world the planet we live on, and all the people, cities, and countries on it; the Earth (the world's tallest building | Tuberculosis is still common in some parts of the world. | At that time China was the most powerful country in the world. | The Press Association flashed the news to the world. | all over the world (=everywhere in the world)) (Delegates from all over the world will be at the conference.) 2 in the world used to emphasize a statement you are making (the happiest/most exciting etc ... in the world) (If she asked me to marry her I'd be the happiest man in the world. | not have a care in the world (=not be worried at all about anything) | nothing in the world (=nothing at all)) (Nothing in the world can save them now. | have all the time in the world (=have a lot of time so that you do not have to hurry)) (Don't worry, we've got all the time in the world. | What/Who/Where/How etc in the world ...? (=used after what or who etc to emphasize a question in order to show that you are very surprised, annoyed, or angry)) (What in the world are you doing here at seven in the morning?) 3 the outside world the people who live outside a particular place, country etc; especially when the people living in that place or country cannot meet them or talk to them (a jungle tribe who have no contact with the outside world) 4 »THE SOCIETY WE LIVE IN« the society that we live in and the kind of life we have (The world is being transformed by information technology. | Parents want a better world for their children.) (- see land1) 5 »GROUP OF COUNTRIES« the Western World/the industrialized world/the developing world etc a particular group of countries (The British are among the biggest sugar consumers in the developed world.) (- see also Third World) 6 »PERIOD IN HISTORY« the Roman world/the Medieval world, etc a particular period in history and the society and people of that time (the artistic, literary, and intellectual culture of the Roman World) 7 »AREA OF...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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See: COME UP IN THE WORLD or RISE IN THE WORLD, DEAD TO THE WORLD, FOR ALL THE WORLD, IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN or IN A WORLD BY ONESELF, IN THE WORLD, LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE-COLORED GLASSES, NOT FOR THE WORLD, ON TOP OF THE WORLD or SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD, OUT OF THIS WORLD, SET THE WORLD ON FIRE, THIRD WORLD. ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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- O.E. woruld, worold "human existence, the affairs of life," also "the human race, mankind," a word peculiar to Gmc. languages, with a literal sense of "age of man," from P.Gmc. *wer "man" (O.E. wer, still in werewolf) + *ald "age." Original sense in world without end, translating L. sжcula sжculorum, and in worldly (O.E. woruldlic). Sense of "the earth and everything in it" developed in O.E. Worldwide is from 1632. World power in the geopolitical sense first recorded 1901. World war first attested 1909 as a speculation, probably a translation of Ger. Weltkrieg. Applied to the first one soon after it began in 1914. World War I coined 1939, replacing Great War as the most common name for it; First World War first attested 1947. World War II so-called since 1939; Second World War is from 1942. World class is 1950, originally of Olympic athletes. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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