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How to pronounce world
Say it like this: /wɜːld/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does world mean?
nounThe subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.
“There will always be lovers, till the world’s end.”
The subjective human experience, regarded individually.
“The period immediately following my divorce seemed like the end of my world.”
A majority of people.
verbTo consider or cause to be considered from a global perspective; to consider as a global whole, rather than making or focusing on national or other distinctions; compare globalize.
To make real; to make worldly.
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