world noun
1-) the earth and its people
ADJECTIVES
known • whole, entire
・Bali is my favourite place in the whole world.
VERBS
create, make
・All religions believe God made the world.
destroy • save
・Some firms help save the world from the energy crisis.
take over • lead
・US companies lead the world in biotechnology.
tour, travel • see
・We plan to travel the world together.
NOUNS
leader • economy • recession, slump • market • trade • price
・Some countries have a large share of world trade.
affairs, events • attention, opinion • domination
・China is moving towards world domination.
war • religion • tour • music
・The Second World War ended in 1945.
・The band was rehearsing for their world tour.
beater • champion • championships, cup, title • class • record • ranking
・France was host nation for the 1998 World Cup.
・She looks set to become world champion.
・He holds the world record for the 100 metres.
PREPOSITIONS
across the
・Mortality from heart disease varies across the world.
all around/over/round the
・Our company has agencies all over the world.
in the
・You're the luckiest guy in the world.
throughout the
・He is famous throughout the world.
PHRASES
the end of the world:
・(figurative) Cheer up! It's not the end of the world.
on a world scale
・On a world scale, the earthquake was a trifle.
on the world stage
・The president was extremely popular on the world stage.
a part of the world
・The news reached every part of the world.
the world over
・Children the world over love good night stories.
2-) part of the earth
ADJECTIVES
Arab, English-speaking, Western, etc.
・In the Western world, there is a different attitude to marriage.
developed, First, industrialized, rich
・In the developed world there is a new culture of environmental awareness.
developing, Third, underdeveloped • New, Old
・Western countries often dumped surplus goods into Third World countries.
PREPOSITIONS
in the
・Democracy is less demanding in the rich world.
3-) life or society
ADJECTIVES
ever-changing • cruel, dog-eat-dog, hard, tough • crazy, mad, topsy-turvy
・It seemed to me to be a crazy world.
ancient, medieval, Roman, etc. • vanishing • contemporary, modern, today's • brave new
・In today's world, many people appear to be hungry for money.
outside, real • dream, fantasy, imaginary, inner, private
・In the real world, things are never quite so simple.
material, physical • simulated, virtual • spiritual • spirit • social • animal, insect, natural, plant
・Monkeys are our closest relatives in the animal world.
academic, art, business, fashion, industrial, literary, medical, sports
・He is very respected in the business world.
different • sb's own (little) • whole (wide), wider • small
・They were from different worlds, totally different cultures.
・So you know my old teacher! it's certainly a small world, isn't it?
VERBS
change • have, inhabit, live in
・They were determined to change the world.
look at, perceive, see, view • come into, enter, escape into
・Like great artists, they see the world differently.
bring into • escape from, shut yourself away from, shut out
・She lay in bed as if trying to shut out the world.
face • take on • tell • prove to, show
・The accident left her unable to face the world.
shake, shock, stun • fall apart • revolve around • owe
・News of the disaster shocked the world.
NOUNS
knowledge • view
・Many artists express their world view in their work.
PREPOSITIONS
in the
・He is inexperienced in the academic world.
about, around
・Children have a natural curiosity about the world around them.
of
・The young man lives in a world of fantasy.
PHRASES
experience/knowledge/perception of the world, the eyes of the world
・This time the eyes of the world will be on the British capital.
in an ideal/a perfect world
・In an ideal world, no one would go hungry.
in a world of your own
・When she was young, she lived in a world of her own.
the rest of the world
・The telephone is her lifeline to the rest of the world.
watch the world go by
・It's very pleasant to sit in a cafe and just watch the world go by.
the ways of the world
・He still has a lot to learn about the ways of the world.
worlds apart
・We're worlds apart in our political views.