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world

–noun

1.	the earth or globe, considered as a planet.

2.	(often initial capital letter) a particular division of the earth: the Western world.

3.	the earth or a part of it, with its inhabitants, affairs, etc., during a particular period: the ancient world.

4.	humankind; the human race; humanity: The world must eliminate war and poverty.

5.	the public generally: The whole world knows it.

6.	the class of persons devoted to the affairs, interests, or pursuits of this life: The world worships success.

7.	a particular class of people, with common interests, aims, etc.: the fashionable world.

8.	any sphere, realm, or domain, with all pertaining to it: a child's world; the world of dreams; the insect world.

9.	everything that exists; the universe; the macrocosm.

10.	any complex whole conceived as resembling the universe: the world of the microcosm.

11.	one of the three general groupings of physical nature: animal world; mineral world; vegetable world.

12.	any period, state, or sphere of existence: this world; the world to come.

13.	Often, worlds. a great deal: That vacation was worlds of fun.

14.	any indefinitely great expanse.

15.	any heavenly body: the starry worlds.

—Idioms

16.

bring into the world,

a.	to give birth to; bear: My grandmother brought nine children into the world.

b.	to deliver (a baby): the doctor brought many children into the world.

17.	come into the world, to be born: Her first child came into the world in June.

18.

for all the world,

a.	for any consideration, however great: She wouldn't come to visit us for all the world.

b.	in every respect; precisely: You look for all the world like my Aunt Mary.

19.

in the world,

a.	at all; ever: I never in the world would have believed such an obvious lie.

b.	from among all possibilities: Where in the world did you find that hat?

20.	on top of the world. top¹ (def. 46).

21.	out of this or the world, exceptional; fine: The chef prepared a roast duck that was out of this world.

22.	set the world on fire, to achieve great fame and success: He didn't seem to be the type to set the world on fire.

23.	think the world of, to like or admire greatly: His coworkers think the world of him.

24.	world without end, for all eternity; for always.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE world, weorold; c. D wereld, G Welt, ON verǫld, all < Gmc *wer-ald- lit., age of man

]

—Synonyms 1. See earth.

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think the world of
verb
esteem very highly; "She thinks the world of her adviser"

to be very fond of
Example: He thinks the world of his wife.

Arabic:	يُغْرَمُ
Chinese (Simplified):	十分重要
Chinese (Traditional):	十分重要
Czech:	zbožňovat
Danish:	have høje tanker om; være meget glad for
Dutch:	hoog aanslaan
Estonian:	(kellestki, millestki) sissevõetud olema
Finnish:	pitää valtavasti
French:	adorer
German:	vernarrt sein in
Greek:	λατρεύω
Hungarian:	odáig van vkiért
Icelandic:	þykja mjög vænt um
Indonesian:	sangat menyayangi
Italian:	adorare

Japanese:	愛する
Latvian:	dievināt
Lithuanian:	dievinti
Norwegian:	ha høye tanker om
Polish:	uwielbiać
Portuguese (Brazil):	adorar
Portuguese (Portugal):	admirar muito
Romanian:	a adora
Russian:	дважды ценить
Slovak:	zbožňovať
Slovenian:	v zvezde kovati
Spanish:	adorar, tener en grande estima
Swedish:	avguda, uppskatta enormt
Turkish:	bayılmak, hayran olmak