world
part of speech
noun (the world, worlds)
meaning for a pupil
1) The world is the Earth and everything on it: all countries and people. tree →
2) A world is a planet, especially one where living things might live. tree →
3) A world is a particular area of life or activity: the world of sport, the animal world. tree →
4) «World» can mean a lot: «It did me a world of good». tree →
sense in the lessons
In geography, the world is shown on a globe or a world map with seven continents and five oceans. In science, «the natural world» means nature; «other worlds» means planets. In everyday life, «around the world», «world record», «the best in the world». Phrases: «in the world» (adds strength: «What in the world?»), «out of this world» (wonderful), «mean the world to», «world of difference».
examples
- There are about 200 countries in the world. tree →
- Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. tree →
- Look at the world map on the wall. tree →
- She wants to travel around the world. tree →
- My dog means the world to me. tree →
- This cake is out of this world! tree →
- The world of insects is amazing. tree →
- He broke the world record. tree →
- You do not understand the world. tree →
note
Usually «the world». Adjective: «worldwide». Do not confuse «world» with «word» — there is an «l». «World War» names two big wars of the 1900s.
In the corpora
- Energy bills pay for gas and electricity, and their prices rise and fall with world events.
- The British royal family is the most gossiped-about family in the world.
- The wedding is a fact the whole world watched.
- Then she told the world herself, in a video, that she had cancer and was having chemotherapy.
- It was reported that an AI beat a world champion at the board game Go, after learning by playing enormous numbers of games.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «world» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.