world1 nounworld2 adjective
worldworld1 /wɜːld $ wɜːrld/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 
WORD ORIGINworld1
Origin:
Old English woruld ‘human existence, this world, age’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Alvin's world was full of dance and music.
- Heron's book was widely copied in the ancient world.
- Jaffrii is now one of the richest and most successful men in the business world.
- Our public schools are among the worst in the developed world.
- strange creatures from another world
- the world of the Anglo-Saxons
- the fashion world
- the fast-paced world of technology
- the fast-paced business world
- the Western world
- We thought we could change the world then.
- I have been blotted out from the world.
- She lost any sense of time, knowing only the world of sensation and pleasure and sad longing.
- Why here, why Stalinvast, and not some other world?
Longman Language Activatorthe world
the planet we live on, and all the places on it: · In some parts of the world, clean drinking water is very scarce.all over the world: · You can buy Coca-Cola all over the world.around the world (=in every part of the world): · Scientists around the world have been conducting similar experiments.· The ceremony was seen on television around the world.the whole world (=everyone and everything in the world): · For South Africa, and indeed for the whole world, 1990 was a year of great change.· The two countries are trying to work out a peace deal with the whole world watching.the best, fastest etc in the world/the world's best, fastest etc: · It's the world's tallest building.· At age 116, she was believed to be one of the oldest people in the world.
use this especially when you are comparing our world with the moon, stars, and other places in space: · Light from the stars can take millions of years to reach Earth.the earth/the Earth: · The earth revolves around the sun.· Water is one of the Earth's most important resources.the largest/oldest/poorest something on earth: · Vietnam is among the poorest nations on Earth.· The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth.to earth: · The space shuttle returned safely to earth on December 9th.
use this especially when you are talking about problems that affect the environment: · The massive volcanic eruption could affect the climate of the whole planet.· Energy conservation is vital for the future of the planet.· Ozone shields the planet from the effects of the sun's ultraviolet radiation.
use this especially when you want to emphasize the great distances or areas involved in something that happens or exists in the world: · Water covers over half of the globe.· Using satellites, television pictures can be seen on the other side of the globe almost instantly.all over the globe (=everywhere in the world): · This garden has exotic plants from all over the globe.
things that affect or happen everywhere in the world use this to talk about something that exists everywhere in the world , affects the whole world , or is the best or most important in the world: · The top 50 multi-national companies control about 80% of world trade.· At that time Britain was a major world power.· Islam is one of the great world religions.world champion/record/expert (=the best in the world): · The ice skating show features twelve Olympic and world champions.· Jones is a world expert in genetics.
affecting the whole world - use this especially to talk about political or economic situations: · Campaigners have called for a global ban on landmines.· Multinational companies create, in effect, a global economy.global warming (=a global increase in temperature): · Scientists at an international conference have been discussing global warming and its possible effects.
existing or happening in every country of the world: · There is a worldwide shortage of oil.· The concert attracted a worldwide television audience of over a billion people.
also globalisation British when companies from one country operate in and affect countries all over the world, for example by selling their goods there, having factories there, employing people there etc: · Some see the spread of English as an international language as just another consequence of globalization.· Globalization often means that poorer countries become too dependent on foreign investment, with the result that their own development suffers.· There were widespread anti-globalization demonstrations at the World Environmental summit yesterday, leading to the arrest of dozens of protestors.
when what really happens is different from stories, films etc · Does Santa Claus really exist?· There are many stories which describe wolves as dangerous, blood-thirsty animals, but actually they prefer to avoid human beings.
in the world in which people really live, not in the world which exists in people's imagination: · Romances of that kind don't happen in the real world.· In the real world no one actually dies of a broken heart, but it happens in operas all the time.· His sudden success is something you never really expect to happen in the real world.
in real life , as opposed to what happens in films or stories: · In real life there's no magic wand to make all our problems disappear.· On TV he plays a teenager, but in real life he's married with two children.
an area of knowledge, duties, study etc an area of knowledge, activity, or responsibility: · They fund research in areas like information technology.area of: · The President has won new support because of his reforms in the areas of health and education.· Nordstrom does research in the area of heart disease.
a subject or area of study, especially one that you know a lot about: · Keith has a degree in engineering, but couldn't find a job in his field.the field: · Laycock is one of the most brilliant psychiatrists in the field.field of: · There are good employment opportunities in the field of healthcare, particularly nursing.
one part of a large area of study or knowledge: branch of: · Trigonometry is a branch of mathematics.· He's interested in the branch of international law that deals with war crimes.
an area of activity or work - use this especially when talking about all the people who work in that area: business/fashion/hi-tech etc world: · Jaffrii is now one of the richest and most successful men in the business world.· the fashion worldthe world of something: · the fast-paced world of technology
formal an area of activity, interest, or knowledge to which something belongs: · The abortion issue has shifted from the political to the religious domain.male/female domain: · In the US, manual labor remains a male domain.
formal a general area of thought, interest, or knowledge: · the spiritual realmthe realm of something: · new discoveries in the realm of science
an area of activity, interest, knowledge etc, especially one that people consider should be respected or admired: · Mitchell's greatest achievements have been in the diplomatic sphere.in scientific/political etc spheres: · She has a solid reputation in scientific spheres.
to move into a higher social class · Hillary was bright and ambitious and wanted to move up in the world.· Education, he believed, was the only way that anyone could move up in the world.
someone who is upwardly mobile is in the process of moving into a higher class, especially because they have a well-paid job: · a highly educated, upwardly mobile young woman· The dating agency specializes in finding partners for the young and upwardly mobile.
someone who wants very much to move into a higher social class, and tries to do this by becoming friendly with people who have more money and power than they do: · The new private schools cater for the children of social climbers rather than those of the old upper classes.· The hotel lobby was full of the usual hangers-on and social climbers.
very different from something or someone else if two or more people or things have nothing in common , they do not have the same qualities, opinions, or interests: · Apart from the fact that we went to the same school, we have absolutely nothing in common.have nothing in common with: · Batavia was a completely new modern city, having very little in common with other Indonesian towns.
to be completely different from and not connected in any way with another person or thing: · Everyone complains that the national tests bear no relation to what children have learnt in class.· I was astonished when I read the press release, which bore no relation to what I had told them.
people, beliefs, or ideas that are worlds or poles apart are so completely different that there is almost nothing about them that is similar: · I don't know why Max took an interest in me. We were always worlds apart.worlds apart/poles apart from: · The children were on holiday, enjoying a lifestyle worlds apart from the one they had to put up with at home.
if a situation is a far cry from another situation or place, it is so different that it is almost the opposite: · We had dinner at the Ritz, a far cry from our usual hamburger and fries.· The first Olympic Games in 1896 were a far cry from the slick spectacle of today.
if you say there is a world of difference between two activities or situations, you mean that they are completely different from each other and people should not expect them to be the same: · There is a world of difference between home-made bread and the tasteless substance that many people buy today.
especially American, informal to be very different from what you have done or experienced before: · Being married is one thing, but having children is a whole new ball game.
British informal if two people who are related or good friends are like chalk and cheese , they are completely different in a way that surprises you: · It's hard to believe that they're brothers -- they're like chalk and cheese!
all the people in a group all the people in a group, or people in general. Everyone is slightly more formal than everybody: · I think everyone enjoyed the party.· Everybody knows that too much fatty food is bad for you.· Help yourselves, there's plenty of food for everyone.everyone/everybody else (=all the other people): · I take lots of photographs of everybody else, but I don't have many of me.everyone but Ann/Mark/me etc (=all the people except Ann, Mark etc): · He blames everyone but himself for his problems.
every person in a group: · There was no-one in the office - they were all having lunch.all the/these/their/my etc: · John spoke for all the workers.· All my friends like my boyfriend.we all/you all/them all/us all: · We all felt tired so we didn't go out.· I decided to give them all another chance.all of: · Come in, all of you.· All of our great leaders have had reputations for being difficult to work with.all children/teachers etc (=used for making a general statement about people of the same kind): · All children love candy.almost/nearly all: · Nowadays, almost all employers will expect to see your CV before they call you for an interview.
everyone in the world, town, office etc - use this to emphasize that everyone is included: · On 13th May, Churchill spoke from London and the whole world listened.· Keep your voice down, you don't have to tell the whole office.· The whole town has been affected by this disaster. Everyone knows someone who died.
British spoken all the people in a group - use this especially when you do not like those people: · I hate the lot of them.· "Outside, the lot of you!'' he shouted.· Those two have tricked the lot of us.
use this to mean everyone in a group of people when you want to show that none of the people are important in any way: · Her sister told her mother, who then told all and sundry.· After the book signing Clancy stood around talking to all and sundry.
British all around American if there are smiles, tears etc all round , everyone in the group smiles, cries etc: · There were smiles all round as he stood up to make his speech.· There were tears all round when the time came for him to leave.· It was compliments all around as security operators celebrated a virtually trouble-free day.
everywhere in the world in or to every country or area of the world: · Everywhere, even in the Antarctic, there are signs that the Earth is getting warmer.· Women everywhere are beginning to assert their rights.· Poverty affects children everywhere - not just in developing countries, but in Europe and North America as well.everywhere else (=in every other place): · We deliver goods the next day in the UK and within a week everywhere else.
in every part of the world: · There has been a worldwide decrease in the number of whales.· Campaigners are calling for a worldwide ban on the use of land mines.· a worldwide TV audience of over a billion people
in every part of the world - use this especially to say how much a particular idea, organization etc has spread: · The Red Cross is a large organization with members all over the world.· Teams from all over the world will compete in next week's tournament.· All over the world people's lives are being changed by the new technology.
involving or including the whole world - used especially in newspapers: · The new global economy is exciting and full of possibilities.· Only the UN can tackle global problems like pollution of the atmosphere.on a global scale: · Anything the US does is likely to have an impact on a global scale.
in every country or area of the world - use this to say that something is the same in each country: · Hollywood films are popular the world over.· Children the world over love a good story.
also globalisation British when companies and businesses operate all over the world and have factories, workers, shops etc in many different countries: · Globalization can often lead to the destruction of local customs and cultures.· Thanks to globalization, the burger you buy in Moscow is exactly the same as the one you buy in New York.· Anti-globalization protesters clashed with police on the streets of Geneva today.
knowing about life, people, and the world · Paul liked to turn to more experienced people for advice.experienced in · My elder brother was a lot more experienced in these matters than I was.
informal if you say that someone has been around , you mean that they have had experience of many different situations and many different types of people and so they can deal with new situations confidently and easily: · When you've been around as long as I have you realize some things aren't worth getting upset about.have been around the block (a few times): · I've been around the block a few times, and I think I know when someone's trying to cheat me.
to be someone who knows a lot about life, has had a lot of different experiences etc and is not easily shocked by things: · Look, Ray, you're a man of the world - I'm sure you've been in situations like this before.
someone who is sophisticated has a lot of knowledge and experience of clever, fashionable things, and shows this by the way they talk and behave: · Everyone at the party was sophisticated and well-educated.· The play is intended for a sophisticated audience.
someone who is streetwise has had enough experience of life in big cities to know how to deal with difficult or dangerous people and situations: · Kids these days are much more streetwise than we ever were at their age.· Copeland is a streetwise cop who knows how to take care of himself.
having a lot of experience and knowledge about life and the practical rather than the moral reasons for people's actions: · For a priest he was surprisingly worldly.· She was much older and more worldly than I was.
: hardened criminal/cynic etc someone who has had a lot of experience dealing with difficult situations and is therefore less affected by them: · Even the most hardened criminal would have been shocked by the brutality of the crime.· Hardened foes of abortion are unlikely to be persuaded by her arguments.
someone who is hard-bitten has developed a hard, unsympathetic character because their experience of life has been difficult and unpleasant: · Miss Davies is not really the tough, hard-bitten businesswoman that she appears to be.· Jensen's experience in prison left him hard-bitten, cynical, and ruthless.
something you like or enjoy very much · Did you have a good weekend?· It's one of the best books I've ever read.· That smells good. What are you cooking?· There's nothing good on TV these days.· This year's show was much better than last year's.very/really good · We enjoyed our trip to Canada. It was really good.
pleasant or enjoyable: · I hope you have a nice vacation.· Come over on Saturday. It would be nice to see you.very/really nice: · She made us a really nice dinner.
spoken also excellent extremely good: · Thanks for a great afternoon.· "Did you have a good holiday?'' "It was great!''· Our local theatre has put on some excellent productions.· an excellent film
so good that it could not be made any better: · It was a perfect day out.· This church is a perfect example of Gothic architecture.· "How was your holiday?'' "Oh, just perfect!''
spoken very good in a way that makes you feel happy or excited: · The kids had a marvellous time at the carnival.· You get a wonderful view of the mountains from here.· The special effects in the movie were just fantastic.· Their latest album's terrific.
very good in a surprising and exciting way: · Standing there on top of Mount Fuji was an amazing experience.· What a goal! That was just incredible!
spoken extremely good: · You should come to the new sports centre - it's brilliant.· "How was your trip?" "Absolutely brilliant!"
American spoken very good or enjoyable: · That's such a neat car.really neat: · The fireworks over Golden Gate Park were really neat.
spoken use this to say that something is so good, enjoyable etc, that it is almost the best you have ever experienced: · Her new apartment's out of this world!· This is the best soufflé I've ever tasted -- it's out of this world.
very happy because something good has happened · When she saw the new car, she was delighted.delighted about · His parents were absolutely delighted about the baby.delighted at · Andrea was delighted at the chance to go to the Bolshoi ballet.delighted to hear/see/learn/be etc · I was delighted to hear you were getting married.delighted (that) · We are delighted that the negotiations have been completed successfully.
very happy and excited about something that has happened: · You should go for a visit - my parents would be thrilled.thrilled with: · Louise is thrilled with the changes she has seen in her son's behavior.thrilled at/by: · She was thrilled at the possibility of being sent to Europe.thrilled (that): · My mother's thrilled that the new house is so close to the park.thrilled to do something: · She was thrilled to have her picture taken with Mel Gibson.thrilled to bits (=very thrilled): · We were thrilled to bits when our daughter appeared on TV.
to feel extremely happy and confident because you are very successful or because something very good has happened to you: · Since the baby came Anna's been on top of the world.· After Mark got the promotion, he was sitting on top of the world.
British informal to be very happy about something good that has happened, especially something that makes you proud of yourself: · "How does it feel to have scored the winning goal?" "Over the moon, Brian."· When she discovered she'd got the job she was over the moon.
written very happy about something, especially a piece of good news: · Naturally I was overjoyed when I was offered the part in the play.overjoyed to see/hear/learn/be etc: · My parents were overjoyed to see my brother again.
extremely happy and excited about something: · The kids were ecstatic when we brought home the new video game system.ecstatic about/over: · Coggan said his clients were ecstatic about the judge's ruling.
use this about a crowd of people who are very happy about something, for example because they have won something: · The jubilant fans lifted the players up on their shoulders.
written very happy and excited for a short time, especially because you have achieved something that is important to you: · When I told her the news I thought she'd be elated.elated by/at/with: · Jeremy felt elated by this sudden and unexpected success.· Elated with the election victory, the crowd waved banners and chanted.
a group of people that are joyful are extremely happy, especially because they are celebrating a happy event - used especially in literature: · The streets of the city were filled with joyful crowds celebrating the New Year.· After their election victory, party members seemed positively joyful.
looking extremely happy: · He was radiant with excitement when he came off the stage.· She announced, with a radiant smile, that she was going to have a baby.
someone or something that you care a lot about if something is important to you, you care a lot about it, and it has an important influence on the way you think and behave: · Which is more important to you - your family or your career?be important to somebody: · While I was a student, my parents' support and encouragement were very important to me.the important thing (=the only important thing): · At least the children are safe - that's the important thing.
if you care about something or someone, you think they are important and you pay attention to them, consider their feelings etc: · Thousands are dying from disease and starvation and yet no one seems to care.care about: · Of course I care about the homeless and the unemployed, but what can I do?care what/who etc: · We make a range of natural, additive-free foods for people who really care what they eat.
especially spoken if someone or something means a lot to you, you care about them or think about them a lot, and your happiness depends on them: · You mustn't discourage her - this job means a lot to her.mean everything to somebody (=to be more important than anything else): · Karen trained day and night - winning the gold medal meant everything to her.
if something or someone is your whole life , they are so important to you that life would seem to have no meaning without them and you would be very unhappy: · I could never consider another career -- making films is my whole life.· Paul loves you very much. You are his whole life.
if you live for something or someone, they are the most important or enjoyable thing in your life: · Margot lived for ballet and was completely dedicated.· Bob lives for just two things -- his daughters and his music.
especially British if someone is or means (all) the world to you, they are more important to you than anyone else because you love them so much: · My son means all the world to me. If anything happened to him I'd never forgive myself.
the thing that someone considers to be the most important thing in their life - use this when you think that they are wrong to think that it is the most important thing: · Going to university isn't the be all and end all, you know.
to like someone a lot and care about them to love someone in your family, so that you care a lot about what happens to them, and you want them to be happy: · I really believed that my parents didn't love me.· He loved his stepdaughter as if she were his own child.
if people are close , they enjoy being together and they know and understand each other's feelings and thoughts: · My sister and I used to argue a lot, but now we're very close.· We have always been a close family.close to: · I'm still very close to my parents.
to like someone very much, especially after spending a long time with them and getting to know them: · I'm very fond of my sister's children.· All teachers have children that they are particularly fond of.· We were all very fond of Mr Edwards.
to feel love and concern for someone: · She thinks we're interfering but we're only doing it because we care.· Buy her some flowers to show her you really care.care about: · I'm very lucky to have a husband, family and friends who care about me.· Of course I care about Kirsty - that's why I want to help her.
to love someone very much and feel proud of them: · Branwell Bronte adored his sister Anne.· She adores her grandchildren and is always buying them presents.
to love and admire someone very much: · He worshipped his elder brother.worship the ground somebody walks on (=love someone very much, even if they behave badly): · In Susie's eyes he can do no wrong - she worships the ground he walks on.
to love someone very much and be very loyal to them or spend all your time with them: · He is a good man, devoted to his wife and children.
to love someone, especially someone younger than you, very much and show this by your actions: · He'd do anything for his children - he really dotes on them.· She obviously dotes on her grandson.· You should visit your aunt more often, you know how she dotes on you all.
to love and respect someone so much that they are very important in your life: · We all thought the world of Isaac and were devastated when he died.· He thinks the world of his uncle.
outside a place, country, organization etc also outside of American · It was the Emperor's first journey outside Japan since 1921.· This is the only museum of its kind outside London.· He is well-regarded even outside of the company.
not in the place where you usually are: · She'd been out of the country for three months, traveling in Europe.· The prisoners spend only four hours a day out of their cells.
the rest of the world, which you do not know about or do not have many connections with, because you only know a particular small place and small group of people: · At the time, the country prevented citizens from having any relations with the outside world.· Many of the prisoners have no contact at all with the outside world.· Telephone and cable lines link your home office to the outside world.
ways of saying what you would like to happen if everything was perfect use this when saying what you would like to happen if everything was perfect: · Ideally, we'd like to provide regular training for everyone.· In order to win, you must throw your opponent, ideally onto his back.
use this to say what would happen if the situation were perfect, even though you know that the situation can never be perfect: · In an ideal world we would be recycling and reusing everything.· Of course, in an ideal world there would be no war.
ways of talking about where someone or something is, where they are from etc · Where are you?· This is where we keep all our junk.· I can't remember where I last saw it.· Could you tell me where the nearest tourist information office is?· Where are you going?· Where did you buy those shoes?where ... to · Neighbours have no idea where the couple have moved to.where to? spoken (=used to ask someone where they are going) · "Would you like to come with us tonight?" "Where to?"where ... from · Where did you get that magazine from?where somebody comes from · In all that time Naomi never told me where she came from.
especially spoken use this when you are asking in what general area something is: · Did he say whereabouts he hid it?· "I'm from Thailand." "Whereabouts?"· Whereabouts in Scotland is Perthshire?
where - use this especially to show surprise or disapproval: · Where on earth are you going dressed like that?· We've been looking for you for hours. Where in the world have you been?· When he woke up, he could not remember where on earth he was.
to sleep well and not wake up during the night to sleep without waking up, until the time when you are ready to wake up: · "Did the storm keep you awake?'' "No, I slept very well.''· I don't want you to worry. Sleep well.· The day had been long and difficult, but Gita slept soundly until morning.
to sleep well for a whole night and get a good rest so that you do not feel tired in the morning: · After getting a good night's sleep, Pedro awoke refreshed and full of energy.· Unfortunately, fatigue cannot be cured just by having a good night's sleep.· I think we both need a good night's sleep. I'm too tired to talk about it now.
informal to sleep very well: · You'll feel better after you've had a good sleep.· We both had a good sleep on the plane, so the jetlag wasn't too bad for either of us.
to sleep very well and not wake up during the night, even if there is noise: · Cara slept like a log right through the storm.· It was deathly quiet, and I slept like a log all night.
to stay asleep while something noisy is happening around you: · His prison cellmate had slept through the tragedy.· Can you imagine paying all that money to see an opera, and then sleeping through the whole thing?· I sometimes think Dave could sleep through a world war.
to always sleep very deeply and not wake up easily, even if there is a lot of noise: · The traffic won't bother me -- I'm a heavy sleeper.· Normally, she was a good sleeper, but that night she lay awake, tossing and turning.
informal to be sleeping so deeply that it is very difficult to wake you: · I'm sorry I didn't hear the phone -- I must have been dead to the world this morning.
to travel to a lot of different places also travel round British to travel to a lot of different places, especially when you do not plan exactly where you are going: · David travelled around a lot in the '60s and '70s.travel around Europe/the North/Canada etc: · I'd love to have a job that let me travel around the world.· She's been traveling around the country trying to get big companies interested in her ideas.
British to travel to a lot of different places within a particular area or country, especially for pleasure and interest: · For our summer vacation this year we're touring Spain in a camper.· We shall tour the city for two hours and then meet back at the bus.
spoken to travel to a lot of different places in a particular area, especially as part of a holiday: · Last year we did the Greek Islands but we were thinking of the USA this year.· There's not a whole lot to see, so you can do the city in two or three days.
also get round British to travel to a large number of places, usually in a short time: · The metro system in Mexico City is very good. It makes it really easy to get around.get around London/Europe/the Midwest etc: · You can use free shuttle buses to get around the city.
to travel to many different places in a particular area, because you are interested to find out more about them: · We'll be in Istanbul for three days, so there will be plenty of time to explore.· Whenever possible, she and Flynn would go off and explore the countryside, taking a picnic with them.
to travel around to different places all over the world so that you get the experience of living in other countries: · After leaving college and earning some money he set off to see the world.
if you do something on your travels , you do it while you are travelling to different places: · I picked up a few words of Chinese on my travels, but I don't speak it fluently.on your travels to: · Corbett met a number of his contacts on his travels to Taiwan.
not worried also unconcerned formal · Sam had stayed out late before, so we weren't particularly worried when he didn't return.· Brian didn't seem at all concerned when the car broke down.not worried/concerned about · He insists that he is not worried about the poor showing his party made in the recent local elections. · For once, Karen seemed unconcerned about the possibility of being late for class. not in the least bit worried etc (=not at all worried) · Even after losing her job, she doesn't seem in the least bit worried.
feeling relaxed again because you do not need to worry about something that you worried about before: · "Oh," she said, relieved. "I'm so glad you're back."seem/feel/look/appear relieved: · The hostages simply look relieved to be going home.relieved that: · I was relieved that John was there to help me explain.· The government will be relieved that a crisis has been averted.relieved at: · Sahlin appeared relieved at my news.relieved to know/hear/find/learn etc something: · I'm so relieved to see you!· Polly was relieved to learn that her mother's illness was not a serious one.· Andrew was relieved to discover that he was not himself under suspicion.
spoken if something is a weight off your mind you do not have to worry any more because something has happened to make you feel happier about it: be a great/big/enormous weight off somebody's mind: · No doubt the news will be a huge weight off his mind.take a weight off somebody's mind: · Now that Peter has passed all his exams, it's taken a great weight off my mind.
the pleasant feeling you have when you no longer have to worry about something: · A white envelope lay on the mat. Holmes felt considerable relief.a feeling/sense of relief: · Edwards commented that the convictions give him a feeling of relief that he hopes the victim shares.with relief: · To her own surprise, she began sobbing with relief.to somebody's relief (=making them feel relieved): · To Greg's relief, nobody asked to check his ticket.· The rains came this weekend, much to the relief of tomato growers in Florida. breathe/heave a sigh of relief (=show by your behaviour that you are no longer worried about something): · You could hear the students breathing a collective sigh of relief when the final bell rang.it is a relief to know/hear/see/find etc: · It was such a relief to see Liz looking healthy again.· Mary says it's a relief to have someone to talk to at last.come as a relief: · The decision, announced on Thursday, came as a huge relief to the factory's 300 workers.
to not be worried by a problem because you do not think it is important enough: · I tried my best, and I certainly won't be losing any sleep over the result.· It's not that serious. I wouldn't lose sleep over it if I were you.
if you have no qualms about something, you are not worried about it, especially because you are sure it is the right thing to do: have no qualms about: · One protestor said he would have no qualms about bombing the clinic.· He was a man who had no qualms about preaching one thing and practising another in his private life.
cheerful and not worried about anything, because you do not have any real problems or responsibilities in your life: · I felt carefree for the first time in my life.· They both laughed, feeling like two carefree schoolgirls.
if someone is without a care in the world , they are not worried about anything at all and are happy: · I was just sixteen, young, confident and without a care in the world.· He puffed away on his pipe as if he didn't have a care in the world.
to laugh and refuse to worry or be serious about a problem, when someone is trying to talk to you about it: laugh off something: · Venables laughed off suggestions that he will be asked to retire.· She took praise with delight, and laughed off any criticisms with good humour.laugh it off: · She was genuinely angry, but Luke just tried to laugh it off.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYphrases
She was all alone in the world (=she had no family or friends to help her or look after her). Venetian art in this period was a closed world. He went on to win the world crown in 2001. energy consumption in the developed world poverty and hunger in the developing world It’s a different world here in London. Da Vinci’s world-famous portrait of the Mona Lisa He lived in a fantasy world of his own, even as a small boy. It’s a funny old world (=strange or unusual things happen in life). In an ideal world there would be no need for a police force. US companies lead the world in biotechnology. He seems to be living in a world of make-believe. According to some, the material world is all that exists. He’s moved up in the world (=got a better job or social position) in the last few years, and his new flat shows it. the study of the natural world (=trees, rivers, animals, plants etc) At the time, accepting his offer had seemed the most natural thing in the world. The town has retained much of its old-world charm. the play’s world premiere (=the first performance in the world) She is now fifth in the world rankings. She seems to think that the world revolves around her (=that she is the only important person). She always wanted to sail around the world. Armstrong was a musician of world stature. He set a new world record for the marathon. the 800 m world record holderCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· This part of the world was new to her.
· How will this affect Britain and the rest of the world?
phrases· We want to become the best team in the world.
· It is the world’s largest car manufacturer.
(=in many parts of the world)· We have 950 customers around the world.
(=in every part of the world)· The city attracts visitors from all over the world.
adjectives· Today the whole world is threatened with pollution.
verbs· He spent his first few years after school travelling the world.
(=travel to different parts of the world)· He quit his job to see the world.
(=help people in the world)· She’s doing her bit to save the world.
(=be the most successful in the world)· Britain leads the world in defence electronics.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=the institutions, people etc involved in education)· In the academic world, the theory was received less approvingly.
· China is now a major player in world affairs.
She was all alone in the world (=she had no family or friends to help her or look after her).· You need to be flexible in today’s highly competitive business world.
· The Asian Pacific Rim is a major world centre of commerce, industry, and economic activity.
· At 22, he was the youngest world champion in the history of the game.
· 29 nations competed in the world championship.
· Children are growing up in a changing world.
· He's a star of the chess world.
(=the weather of the world)· Scientists are assessing the impact of carbon dioxide on the global climate.
Venetian art in this period was a closed world. (=used to say that the world etc is in a bad situation)
· the world conference on human rights
· The environment is a major issue in the contemporary world.
· After 15 years, I really wanted to escape the corporate world.
· He brought South Africa back into international cricket.
He went on to win the world crown in 2001. (=around the world)· How much would a world cruise cost?
· No one wants another war, which might destroy the world.
energy consumption in the developed world poverty and hunger in the developing world It’s a different world here in London.· Rising oil prices threaten the world economy.
(=one who is known in many different countries)· She is a world expert on tropical diseases.
Da Vinci’s world-famous portrait of the Mona Lisa He lived in a fantasy world of his own, even as a small boy.· Small women are often overlooked by the fashion world.
It’s a funny old world (=strange or unusual things happen in life). (=used for emphasis when you are surprised, angry etc) How on earth did you find out?
How on earth did you find out? In an ideal world there would be no need for a police force. US companies lead the world in biotechnology. (=someone who is in charge of a country)· The president and other world leaders are meeting to discuss the environment.
He seems to be living in a world of make-believe. According to some, the material world is all that exists. (=be very important to someone) He meant the world to her.
He meant the world to her.· The island has hardly been affected by the modern world.
He’s moved up in the world (=got a better job or social position) in the last few years, and his new flat shows it. the study of the natural world (=trees, rivers, animals, plants etc) At the time, accepting his offer had seemed the most natural thing in the world. (=a situation in which everything is bad and there is nothing good)· It's hard to understand how people survived the nightmare world of the concentration camps.
The town has retained much of its old-world charm.· There are wars going on in many parts of the world.
· The regime poses a threat to world peace.
· There was much going on in world politics at the time.
· Sixty percent of the world's population live in areas that are at risk from sea-level rises.
· They campaigned for an end to world poverty.
(=one with influence all over the world)· The United States had replaced Great Britain as the dominant world power.
the play’s world premiere (=the first performance in the world) She is now fifth in the world rankings.· America’s airlines have been badly hit by the world recession.
· Powell equalled the 100 metres world record with a time of 9.77 seconds.
She seems to think that the world revolves around her (=that she is the only important person). She always wanted to sail around the world. (=involving the whole world)· This is a product that can be sold in high volumes on a global scale.
· He is still a major figure on the international political scene.
· There is likely to be a world shortage of timber in the future.
Armstrong was a musician of world stature.· We want the poorer nations to benefit from increased global trade.
· They travelled the world together.
· the global trend towards intensive farming
· No one wants another world war.
(=used for emphasis when you are surprised, angry etc) What on earth’s going on?
What on earth’s going on? (=used for emphasis when you are surprised, angry etc) Where on earth have you been all this time?
Where on earth have you been all this time? (=used for emphasis when you are surprised, angry etc) Who on earth would live in such a lonely place? Who the hell are you?
Who on earth would live in such a lonely place? Who the hell are you? He set a new world record for the marathon. the 800 m world record holder· As for the Arab world, their response as we were negotiating these agreements was to be expected.· It stated that threats and the recourse to force against any Arab country threatened the Arab world in general.· The Arab world is about to take off.· This is particularly the case with relations with the Arab world.· It was supposed to be a paragon of democracy in an Arab world more familiar with dictatorship than freedom.
· He feels as if he is the only man awake in the entire world.· These two chapters move through the entire world of images and ideas surrounding the divine body.· She probably knows more about the nineteenth-century industrial novel than anyone else in the entire world.· The entire world was engulfed in a titanic struggle be-tween starkly drawn forces of good and evil.· It is Labour's only no-go area in the entire world.· It seems as if the entire world is ready to help and support us when our children are babies.· Not so in fact across the entire Hellenic world.· La Strada is really the complete catalogue of my entire mythical world...
· How many of the ills of the modern world were not due precisely to Frankenstein's folly!· The income from admission fees helps the monks finance a lifestyle that might otherwise be impossible in the modern world.· However, as we know them in the modern world, there are virtually no middle classes in 1700.· If we are going to maintain the modern world, then concerted action for the future is urgently needed.· It was, broadly speaking, the cultural outcome of modernity, the social experience of living in the modern world.· Equally important, it does not correspond to the facts of the modern world.· The aim is to identify the principal aesthetic sources of the continent, both within local culture and the modern world.· Theodora wondered whether it was a room which could cope with the demands of the modern world.
· He has no mandate to violate and transgress the natural world.· Like the theories of the ancient philosophers, that story is based on observations of the natural world.· The focus today is not the predicted disappearance of order but the abundance of it throughout the natural world.· There is no doubt that this early form of man had a greater impact on the natural world than any other animal.· We must learn to accept it as a law of the natural world.· They interact with the natural world in complex, ill-understood ways - ecology is the youngest science.· Within the sacred whole, change, subjectivity, and diversity are essential characteristics of the natural world.
· The responsibility for a sustainable future appears to be swinging from the new world to the old.· For the cellular industry, this may portend a daunting new world.· Michael Ledeen was also new to the world of covertly shipping arms.· An entire new world had opened to Celestine: how to use chemical insight and apply it to biological problems.· A few months back you were ready and willing to enter a brave new world.· They long to find new worlds where freedom is possible.· In the new world order capital can get out fast in times of trouble, but labour is stuck where it is.· I was alive in a new, unknown world and I did not want to close my eyes on it.
· Each company sells clothes which have a clear identity allowing the wearer to convey a particular image to the outside world.· In essential schizophrenia the characteristic pattern is of withdrawal from the impacts of experience in the outside world.· We believe that it is educationally wrong to teach a subject in isolation without linking it to the outside world.· Things were definitely looking up, though there was no news from the outside world to prove it.· The multi-billion-pound business had already taken a severe thrashing last year, as the outside world began to shrink away from growing violence.· He is our link to the outside world.· Rarely did they have contact with the outside world.· Their function is simply that of dealing with the business aspects of terrace life and of negotiating with the outside world.
· Some one whose name comes out of the real world.· If the Prime Minister thinks that all that adds up to recovery, he is not living in the real world.· Experimentalists suggest that randomized assignment is much more possible in the real world than many people suspect.· In the real world, the science is inexact.· I now think that only those who hate the real world do what I did.· These take place in the real world and those involved do not know that an experiment is being conducted.· Most lose interest once they enter the real world and find work in other areas. 6.
· It was established by the Bretton Woods conference of 1944 to restore economic and financial order to the Western world.· Industrialisation brought with it major social upheavals across the western world.· Physical complaints due to food intolerances, within a few decades, will largely be eliminated in the Western world.· The Western world is making a mockery of us.· A lot is at stake - maybe even the security of the whole western world.· For decades black coffee became increasingly popular in the Western world, and partially eclipsed the traditional cup of tea in Britain.· The man in the White House is effectively the leader of the Western world.
· Perhaps the whole world that he thought he was experiencing was, mysteriously, an idea in some greater head.· I thought it was the most beautiful spot in the whole world.· In the 50s a tennis player lit up with warmth the whole world.· The Cowboys love it when the whole world hates them.· And then the whole world ahead exploded.· For making boilers was a whole new world for Coe.· Watch out for them when you buy it and it opens up a whole world of experimenting.· She was almost a whole world to him, a country that had offered asylum.
· Only from a self-confident Britain can we look outside to play our rightful role in the wider world.· Ptolemy himself had only an armchair appreciation of the wider world.· Hardly anybody in the big wide world has heard of us, let alone been influenced by our lives.· And his very best friend in the whole wide world is a rabbit.· He knows little about economics or the wider world.· All of these abilities equip children to move out from their families and into the wider world.· It stands for a fastidious aesthetic sense of something having turned out wrong in the wide world.· In the 1930s top personalities from the wider sporting world took their bruises and broken bones to Highbury.
NOUN· It has become a minor occasion in the art world.· Although Margarett was showing in New York, she had become a presence in the Boston art world.· In the lexicon of the avant-garde art world, Meurent could not have figured as an artist.· He has not held the post very long but he has worked hard and the arts world has appreciated that.· Since those early years of notice, Colescott has won most of the awards and grants the art world has to give.· In satirising the art world Minton was in effect expressing anger at his own role within it.· Thurston has made a career in the art world out of sleek, minimal, monochrome paintings.
· Love quickly became an important figure in the business world.· Since joining the business world I have seen similar techniques evoke similarly successful results.· What she doesn t see is that her small-business world is dependent on a bigger economic system.· One of your greatest challenges is to make sure you are still at the heart of the business world.· Franchising is the fastest growing sector in the small business world.· If this were the business world, I doubt people would think this is rapid.· In the business world, it is felt that this is the degree of flexibility that is required.· The anytime / anyplace business world leaves those whose position in the old hierarchy gave them status and power upset and uneasy.
· A win against the reigning world champions is always good for morale, but on this occasion it would be especially welcome.· And the fighter revealed he's shelling out £20,000 for sparring partners Mike Weaver and Tony Tubbs, both former world champions.· In 1988 you bet you would still be world champion in 2000.· Yet at least he had since enjoyed the status of becoming a world champion, courtesy of this coxless fours win.· Or was he a world champion sprinter, as well as a pocket Hercules?· They raced away from the drama in which world champion, Senna, crashed into Schumacher's Benetton and crashed out of the running.
· And hopes are high that the Mersey could soon be the scene of a world championship powerboat event.· This is the fourth annual world championships, following events in Berlin, London and Toronto.· McCrae is now only seven points behind world championship leader Tommi Makkinen.· It has been conducting intense, entertaining world championships nearly as long.· Rorie Henderson starts second and Guy Pooley, his double-sculling partner in last year's world championships is eighth off.· Jahangir now meets Chris Dittmar, who beat him twice in last month's world championships.
· But this time the two biggest engines of the world economy are at risk of going into reverse.· The world economy could not swallow this upheaval so easily.· The impact on the long-term development of the world economy seems likely to be depressing.· They see these larger regional groupings as economic insurance policies guaranteeing their participation in the world economy.· That is a reflection of the fact that the world economy is slowing down.· We can not lead the world economy and provide for our citizens with only a business-government partnership.· Time after time, ministers have tried to shift the blame for rising unemployment to the down-turn in the world economy.· Consider the general model of a world economy developed in section 7. 5.
· Nor did Mr Clinton need to look very far for a world leader to support him.· No world leader would try to launch a surprise attack because the response would be terminal for his own nation.· Enter J. S. Fraser, considered to be the world leader in the field.· The Chirac-Kohl coolness forms part of a growing pattern of strained personal relations among world leaders.· Mr Cameron's company, Cameron Balloons, is a world leader in its field.· The pursuit of a cease-fire dominated a summit of world leaders in Moscow, meeting to discuss nuclear safety and arms proliferation.· The media tell it whenever they present international relations as a dramatic encounter between world leaders who personify their countries.· We really were world leaders in all respects.
· The company estimates this at approximately 14 percent of the world market.· While world market prices for sugar rose today, domestic prices fell.· One is the network of the world market and the other is the multinational corporations that operate plants worldwide.· The big six record companies are multinational, and thus can segment the world market into national ones.· For a few years it has a monopoly in world markets and a good order book.· But far more significant is the up-turn in the world market.· Nor does the industry have to worry about imports or the world market.· Estimates suggest that the annual world market for services exceeds £750 billion.
· The world record try-scorer rounded on his attacker and exchanged heated words.· Dolan almost broke his own world record.· Not book of world records or world book of records or any of the other things you sometimes hear it called.
· This was largely a reflection of Britain's uncompetitiveness in world trade.· Instead of world trade, they fought over whether employers should be allowed to set up their own unions.· Indeed, it is arguable that the different speeds of financial liberalisation are a prime cause of world trade and savings imbalances.· We need world trade agreements which set minimum standards for corporate behaviour, rather than maximum standards for regulation.· The popularity of Hollywood films made them the most obvious indicator of the general shift in world trade.· Subsequent economic development in these newly independent nations was assisted by the overall growth of world trade and investment.· Embattled Mr Major did manage to avert an immediate world trade war.
· Now she was gaining a whole new world view.· The Republican world view may not have changed in 20 years, but the world certainly has.· It is part of a disturbingly unilateralist world view that extends beyond defence.· There can be no doubting their experience, their confidence, and the classic simplicity of their world view.· This world view in which past and present are simultaneous, constitutes a new understanding of society.· I think that might concentrate his mind wonderfully as to the validity of different world views!· In their efforts to curb immorality purists carefully distanced themselves from a world view totally determined by heredity.· Their world views are so different that we can not treat them as participants in the same world.
· Mr Major and his chancellor, Norman Lamont, still have the lowest poll ratings since the second world war.· This is how I survive as some one who has come through a revolution and a world war and so on.· The whispering against Bradman increased during the second world war.· The libretto and music, completed in 1928, came from the rambunctious intellectual environment of Paris between the two world wars.· The invention of the tank and the aircraft broke through the defensive stalemate that had characterised the first world war.· Only in 1914 and 1940, during world wars, was the competition canceled.· The storms like the world wars of this century, brought people together.· What came instead were world wars, a Great Depression, a Holocaust, and threats of nuclear destruction.
VERB· In this, Vargas Llosa defends his most deep and abiding conviction: that literature can change the world.· She had not been much changed by presenting the world with four human beings.· All this points to a sea change in the world of computers and cyberspace.· Man has greatly changed himself as a person in the same period of time by changing the world in which he lives.· They thought they were going to change the world.· For by doing so we can change ourselves and thus change the world around us.· That was what had changed in the world.
· We live in this world together and how we live together affects the way we live alone.· But where Jane lives now is worlds away from her childhood.· Living in modernity facilitates this belief because we live in a world of rapidly changing fashions and technologies.· And this logic will quickiy mold the culture of humans living in a networked world.· But we don't live in a perfect world.· Many of my classmates came from and lived in a world very different from my own.· We need to be alert to all aspects of our environment if we are to live sanely in the world.· Our grandchildren should not have to live in a world stripped of its natural beauty.
· People have always travelled to see the world and to find out how other people live.· As I travel about the world, I keep promising to learn at least one foreign language.· He lived in beautiful houses, travelled the world in the greatest of comfort, and wanted for nothing.· It was while travelling around the world that the seeds of her future calling were first sown.· Oh, not in the top flight, but he travels around the world - anywhere golf is played.· She still travels the world, tirelessly delivering papers at scientific gatherings and converting anyone she comes across on the way.· Mostly, she was off; travelling the world with Mr Gibbon, her constant companion for twenty-nine of those thirty years.· My plans are to travel the entire world with my record.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► for all the world as if/as though/like► in a world of your own/in your own little world► mean the world to somebody/think the world of somebody► somebody would give the world to do something► have the world at your feet► go up/come down in the world► the Michael Jacksons/Mother Teresas/Microsofts etc of this world► think the world owes you a living► think (that) the world revolves around you► bring a child into the world► somebody is not long for this world► the worldPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► God is in his heaven, all’s right with the world► I wouldn’t miss it for the world► think that the world owes you a living► the rich world► rock somebody’s world► it takes all sorts (to make a world)
- He can live in and accept the natural world, yet his soul lofts upward.
- However we have seen that quantum theory places considerable restraint on a plain man's objectivist view of the natural world.
- In that casual gesture she trampled upon an awesome human achievement and upon great sacrifices contributed by the natural world.
- It is not true that the will to power alone characterises the animal world.
- Similarly, these continuing contests in the natural world were leading to areas which were specialised in their functions.
- The focus today is not the predicted disappearance of order but the abundance of it throughout the natural world.
- We must learn to accept it as a law of the natural world.
- Hong Kong constitutes a critical economic gateway between the mainland and the outside world.
- In essential schizophrenia the characteristic pattern is of withdrawal from the impacts of experience in the outside world.
- It gives us everything from our connection to the outside world to our artistic and intellectual systems.
- It was from this room that he wrote his first and only communications with the outside world.
- Prisoners' confinement and lack of contact with the outside world compound their problems.
- She is not afraid of the outside world, but recognizes its beauty, and therein lies a danger.
- Such pets will be fully animated robots, in constant communication with the outside world in order to serve you.
- What if the outside world was unaware of what was happening at Heymouth?
- Flash heat, volcanism, lightning, wind, and waves all renew the material world.
- For Marx the material world is the ultimate reality.
- His followers are to trust in the goodness and providence of their heavenly father and abandon their care about the material world.
- Such scientists refuse to admit that here they are dealing with another level or scale of being in the material world.
- That meant he could project his spirit as he slept, and wander the material world and even the spirit lands.
- The child's actions on the material world also provide a stimulus for conceptual development.
- The members of the second were practical men who were leaders and men of action in the material world.
- These are no doubt spiritual matters, but they have their analogue in the material world.
- At age 116, she was believed to be one of the oldest people in the world.
- For South Africa, and indeed for the whole world, 1990 was a year of great change.
- In some parts of the world, clean drinking water is very scarce.
- It's the world's tallest building.
- John renounced the world when he became a monk.
- Scientists around the world have been conducting similar experiments.
- the world's oldest tree
- The ceremony was seen on television around the world.
- The two countries are trying to work out a peace deal with the whole world watching.
- You can buy Coca-Cola all over the world.
- He has to be from out of this world to spring all that on me.
- A week by the ocean will do you a world of good.
- A good run in pastures new would do you a world of good.
- All of them stressed that a holiday would do Valerie the world of good.
- All the family can enjoy eating the low-fat way and it will do everyone a world of good.
- But physically - this type of exercise will do you the world of good.
- Come on a Club 18-30 holiday and there's every chance it will do you the world of good.
- He could become so unaccountably miserable that a small amount of collusion some-times did him a world of good.
- Not only do they do you a world of good if you drink them but they also have cosmetic uses.
- In the spring of 1995, Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell appeared to be on top of the world.
- Look, Ray, you're a man of the world - I'm sure you've been in situations like this before.
- I wouldn't hurt Amy for the world.
- Gentlemen, I would not for the world be judge in a cause in which I am one party among three.
- I would not for the world keep him from his rest.
- Rescripts were often penned for a case, and not for the world at large.
- After that, the world is your oyster, as they say.
- The world is her oyster but she dreams of being a librarian.
- At that time China was the most powerful country in the world.
- I felt like the luckiest guy in the world.
- All I do is try to live in the world, but the world done gone crazy.
- Friendship was viewed as one of the major keys to goodness in the world.
- He was the last person in the world who would understand.
- I was in a soap opera for a while where I was the nicest guy in the world.
- S schools to raise their proficiency in science and math to the highest levels in the world.
- Wherever you are in the world, that Rockwool product will more than match the specification.
- Why won't I admit that I must have the shortest arms in the world?
- And now we have Sliver which was the subject of much wrangling and hasn't exactly set the world on fire.
- But if Rhodes hasn't set the world on fire with his batting, he certainly has with his fielding.
- Either way, the speed and acceleration is not going to set the world on fire.
- It was a lovely accomplishment, of course, but nothing to set the world on fire with.
- None of the three papers was going to set the world on fire.
- The sonorities glow, and the whole thing is user-friendly without setting the world on fire.
- He wanted to put the world to rights.
- More recently Lou has cleaned up his act and started setting the world to rights.
- That straightness of Time, that confining straightness, was one with the Western picture of setting the world to rights.
- It seemed that all the world and his wife were in Madrid.
- Nick and Clem will have invited half the world and his wife, anyway.
- Now all the world and his wife seems to have heard of them!
- Only all the world and his wife, if I know Igor.
- The reason the world and his wife head for these shores is they know that their chances of deportation are virtually non-existent.
- This also facilitated close up shots to be taken without the world and his wife looking on.
- He gave her a child every year, but was never there when it came into the world.
- He looked as if he came into the world fighting.
- But his method of filming and Huston's were worlds apart.
- Our views may be poles apart but they're not saboteurs.
- Physically they were almost identical, but psychologically they were worlds apart.
- The results are poles apart in terms of character ... each room has a distinctive style of its own.
- The two feelings were poles apart.
- Their childhoods, like almost everything else about them, were poles apart.
- Watching somebody and actually killing them are worlds apart.
- You all say that but the truth is, the theory and the practice are worlds apart.
- Job-sharing gives me the best of both worlds - I can be with my children and keep my professional status.
- All in all, a great place to enjoy the best of both worlds.
- An arrangement like this can often be the best of both worlds.
- And taking into account the prices of both the ME-6 and ME-10 they really are the best of both worlds.
- But if the eye can remain open without being seen, then the prey has the best of both worlds.
- Supporters say this type of extended day is the best of both worlds.
- This is the best of both worlds.
- Used in conjunction with a moisturising conditioner, it will give your lank locks the best of both worlds.
- You get the best of both worlds in a job like this: use your strong back and your agile mind.
- In the brave new world of the self-employed, homes should not be confused with offices.
- It was a brave new world-but one which, a week later, came crashing down.
- Opinion polls and focus groups are Stone Age implements in the brave new world of interactivity just down the communications superhighway.
- The ascetic modernists' rejection of history in order to create a visionary brave New World was clearly incompatible with the historic pub.
- This brave new world of social engineering produces the opposite of community contact.
- This is the brave new world of remote work.
- This isn't so much a brave new world, more a retrained version of the old one.
- This may sound like the conventional wisdom on the brave new world of short-term, contingent jobs.
- I'm sorry I didn't hear the phone -- I must have been dead to the world this morning.
- Anyway Amanda was dead to the world.
- If you think he'll change, you're living in a dream world.
- If you don't get the job, it's not the end of the world.
- All I've done is offend one or two of the wrong people, it's not the end of the world.
- It's very upsetting, but it's not the end of the world.
- You won't always get it right, but it's not the end of the world if you don't.
- When your world falls apart, do you get mad, get out or get even?
- For centuries, the Spanish traveled to the four corners of the Earth in search of new lands.
- Even to the four corners of the world. 38.
- He put the Celts at one of the four corners of the world.
- People from the four corners of the world have come to Ontario to make it their home.
- Scholars gathered wisdom and knowledge from the four corners of the world.
- Equally important is how a baby communicates back to caregivers and the world at large.
- How then did this concept originate, and why has it received such currency among specialists and the public at large?
- However, in spite of that, the availability both here and in Britain should be known to the public at large.
- I came and looked around and felt this campus is no different than the society at large.
- In some societies the boy-preferring habit seems to have spread from elites to the society at large.
- The rise of the Internet has taken that idea from offices to the world at large.
- They chattered on among themselves, oblivious to the world at large, lovingly cared for in this cozy place.
- The old corner drugstore is not long for this world.
- ACCORDING to acquaintances who move in the twilight world of Private Eye, the satirical magazine is hoping for a Conservative victory.
- As if they would move in the same circles.
- He moved in exalted circles - and was ambitious for greater things.
- I thought I could move in the world of all possible lights, and breathe, breathe, breathe.
- In the 1980s there has been a general move in museum education circles towards active learning experiences on site.
- It was a pleasing thought, that I might soon be moving in more exalted circles.
- Tanya insists on moving in many circles and, above all, on thinking for herself.
- We move in the same circles.
- At the time, the country prevented citizens from having any relations with the outside world.
- Many of the prisoners have no contact at all with the outside world.
- Since the attack the city has been cut off from the outside world.
- Telephone and cable lines link your home office to the outside world.
- Hong Kong constitutes a critical economic gateway between the mainland and the outside world.
- In essential schizophrenia the characteristic pattern is of withdrawal from the impacts of experience in the outside world.
- It gives us everything from our connection to the outside world to our artistic and intellectual systems.
- It was from this room that he wrote his first and only communications with the outside world.
- Prisoners' confinement and lack of contact with the outside world compound their problems.
- She is not afraid of the outside world, but recognizes its beauty, and therein lies a danger.
- Such pets will be fully animated robots, in constant communication with the outside world in order to serve you.
- What if the outside world was unaware of what was happening at Heymouth?
- After that, the world is your oyster, as they say.
- The world is her oyster but she dreams of being a librarian.
- Experimentalists suggest that randomized assignment is much more possible in the real world than many people suspect.
- Going outside would be a shock: I needed some time to decompress before facing the real world.
- I sit at the bar and watch the real world go by.
- If the Prime Minister thinks that all that adds up to recovery, he is not living in the real world.
- In the real world things are more complex.
- In the real world, political work goes on whether or not the public takes an interest.
- My work is based on things remembered or imagined rather than the real world around me.
- This is information that can be used in the real world.
- "I graduated from St. John's." "Really? So did my brother. Small world."
- Sonya thinks the world of you.
- And I think the world of the mayor.
- Daddy thinks the world of Widick.
- He thinks the world of Cam.
- I used to think the world of her when she came to stay.
- Q My children think the world of their gerbil.
- She thinks the world of you, Herb.
- She thought the world of him.
- Vic thought the world of her.
- After winning the batting title, Bagwell appeared to be on top of the world.
- In the spring of 1995, Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell appeared to be on top of the world.
- Noa was on top of the world.
- Standing there, on top of the world, my tiredness vanished.
- We are just sitting on top of the world.
- We were, for a time, on top of the world.
- Although he is the son of a Cork cattle dealer, he spent his first few years after school travelling the world.
- By the time she returned from travelling the world, she was in her mid-twenties.
- For the next ten years he travelled the world, visiting and working in mines and quarries in every continent.
- He travels the country conducting workshops and has published eight pieces of Classical music for students.
- I used to travel the world for a medium-sized Midwestern bank with five billion dollars in assets.
- She still travels the world, tirelessly delivering papers at scientific gatherings and converting anyone she comes across on the way.
- We travel the world with our gym bags and prayer rugs, unrolling them in the transit lounges.
- the twilight world of New York punk clubs
- ACCORDING to acquaintances who move in the twilight world of Private Eye, the satirical magazine is hoping for a Conservative victory.
- I came to realize that the twilight world actually existed unseen, but in parallel, with everyone else's world.
- Terri, in the twilight world of the zombie, was writing the three words over and over again.
- The inescapable presence of doubt is a constant reminder of our responsibility to truth in a twilight world of truth and half-truth.
- Theirs was a twilight world of hushed voices, concealed books and illegal exhibitions.
- In this little village you can still sit in the town café and watch the world go by.
- Anonymous, watching the world go by for a moment.
- Did Victorine have a favorite cafe from which she watched the world go by?
- It's very pleasant to linger in a pavement cafe here and just watch the world go by.
- Or simply relax and watch the world go by.
- Plenty have terraces from which to watch the world go by accompanied by a hot waffle or a glass of beer.
- The George Street precinct is a great place to pause, enjoy the frequent street entertainment and watch the world go by.
- This is not a place to stand and stare, or to sit and watch the world go by.
- When we were lads Walton's doorway was where we always used to stand and watch the world go by.
- Hugh's lovable plans for the way of the world.
- Marty always taking Ernest under wing, telling him the ways of the world, showing him how things worked.
- Such is the way of the world: one step at a time, one word and then the next.
- Talk about a crash course in the ways of the world.
- That's the way of the world.
- The new crowd of lawyers is a bit more savvy to the ways of the world.
- They said this is the way of the world.
- Yet you have always chosen the way of the world.
- You're my best friend in the whole wide world!
- A toast to Bernie-the worst stockbroker in the whole world!
- All current affairs in the whole world of lamentable war and strife needed to be weighed in this balance.
- And his very best friend in the whole wide world is a rabbit.
- I am not responsible for all the smuggling in the whole world.
- I thought it was the most beautiful spot in the whole world.
- There may be more bacteria in and on you as you read this than there are human beings in the whole world.
- There must be one woman in the whole world to whom he could tell the truth.
- You are my favourite person in the whole world.
- Filipe is not alone in the wider world, where 13m children are displaced within their own countries.
- Hardly anybody in the big wide world has heard of us, let alone been influenced by our lives.
- He knows little about economics or the wider world.
- In other words we want to help local enthusiasts to keep in touch with what is happening in the wider world of railways.
- Many children of leading ministers took advantage of the wider world their fathers' success had opened for them.
- We could certainly be a stronger presence in the wider world.
- Wealth and power go hand in hand, at home too, as well as in the big wide world.
- And, David, with the best will in the world, you can't teach him.
- Even with the best will in the world, we could not do it.
- Million views Television is a window on the world with a difference.
- Television is a window to the world.
- The news is also terrific for giving the boys a window on the world.
WORD FAMILYnounworldunderworldworldlinessadjectiveworldworldly ≠ unworldlyworldwideadverbworldwide
1our planet/everyone on it the world the planet we live on, and all the people, cities, and countries on it: Tuberculosis is still common in some parts of the world. At that time China was the most powerful country in the world. the world’s tallest building The Taj Mahal attracts visitors from around the world. Students from all over the world come to study at Oxford. Children are the same the world over. The book has been published throughout the world. There is nothing quite like it anywhere in the world. Europe’s relationship with the rest of the world I decided to take a year off to travel the world. a crime that shocked the worldGRAMMARYou say in the world: · the fastest sports car in the world ✗Don’t say: the fastest sports car in world | the fastest sport car on the worldGrammar guide ‒ NOUNS2in the world used to emphasize what you are sayingthe happiest/most exciting etc ... in the world I’m the luckiest man in the world! Bali is my favourite place in the whole world. Off he went, without a care in the world (=not worried about anything at all). Nothing in the world (=nothing at all) can save them now. Don’t worry, we’ve got all the time in the world (=plenty of time so you do not need to hurry).what/who/where/how etc in the world ...? (=used when you are very surprised or annoyed) What in the world are you doing here at seven in the morning?3the society we live in [singular] the society that we live in, the way people behave, and the kind of life we have: Parents want a better world for their children.the world The world is being transformed by information technology. You had to go into politics if you wanted to change the world.in an ideal/perfect world (=used to say how you would like things to be) In an ideal world, we would be able to recycle everything.the real world (=the way life really is, not how people would like it to be or imagine it) In the real world, things are never quite so simple.what is the world coming to? (=used to say that you do not like the way society is changing) Five pounds just to park your car! I don’t know what the world’s coming to.4group of countries [singular] a particular group of countriesthe Western/Arab etc world the highest unemployment rate in the Western world the English-speaking world agricultural practices in the developing world the economies of the industrialized world5time in history [singular] a particular period in historythe modern/ancient world the peoples of the ancient worldthe world of ... the world of the ancient Greeks6somebody’s life and experiences [countable] the life and experiences of a particular person or group of peopleworld of the world of children The diary gives us an insight into Hemingway’s world.7area of activity/work [countable usually singular] a particular area of activity or work, and the people who are involved in itthe world of politics/business/work etc She knew little about the world of politics.the art/business/academic etc world personalities from the sporting world8nature/animals/plants the natural/animal/plant world all of nature, or all animals or plants considered as a group: the wonders of the natural world9place/situation [countable usually singular] a particular kind of place or situation, especially one that someone describes or which you imagineworld of the nightmare world of Orwell’s novel ‘1984’ a world of lies and secrecy10another planet [countable] a place like the Earth in another part of the universe where other things may live: strange creatures from another world11something is very different [countable] used in the following phrases to emphasize that something is very different: There’s a world of difference between the US and Europe. I realized we were still worlds apart (=very different, especially concerning your ideas, opinions etc). It was a world away from (=completely different from) the grand hotels she was used to.12the outside world the people who live outside a particular place or country – used when the people of that place or country do not often meet other people: Prisoners have little contact with the outside world.be cut off from/closed to/isolated from the outside world Parts of the country have been virtually closed to the outside world for 20 years.13the material world real things, rather than ideas and beliefs: Is the material world all that exists?14for all the world as if/as though/like literary exactly as if or exactly like: She sat reading her paper, looking for all the world as if nothing had happened.15out of this world informal extremely good, enjoyable etc: The graphics and sounds are out of this world.16do somebody a/the world of good to be very good for someone’s health or mental state: A bit of fresh air and exercise will do her a world of good.17in a world of your own/in your own little world used to say that someone seems to spend a lot of time thinking or imagining things, and does not seem to notice what is happening around them: She was a shy child who seemed to live in a world of her own.18 mean the world to somebody/think the world of somebody if someone or something means the world to you, or if you think the world of them, they are very important to you and you love or respect them very much: Lee thinks the world of that dog.19 somebody would give the world to do something used to say that someone would like to do something very much: He would give the world to see her again.20be/feel on top of the world informal to feel extremely happy21be a man/woman of the world to be someone who has had many experiences and is not easily shocked22not for the world used to emphasize that you would not do something: I wouldn’t hurt her for the world. I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.23the world is your oyster there is no limit to the opportunities that someone has: If you’ve got a good education, the world is your oyster.24have the world at your feet a)to be very famous, popular, or successful: In those days the band had the world at their feet. b)to be in a position where you have the chance to become very successful: a bright young lad with the world at his feet25go up/come down in the world to move to a higher or lower position in society: He’s gone up in the world a bit since I knew him at college.26set the world on fire/alight spoken to have a big effect or be very successful: Her last film didn’t exactly set the world on fire.27set/put the world to rights to discuss or say how the world should be changed to make people’s lives better: We were having a few beers and generally putting the world to rights.28the Michael Jacksons/Mother Teresas/Microsofts etc of this world spoken used to talk about a particular kind of person or group, by using one person or group as an example: The US team is new to the soccer scene, and can’t expect to beat the Brazils of this world.29think the world owes you a living to think that you should not have to work and that other people will provide you with everything you need – used to show disapproval30think (that) the world revolves around you to think that you are the most important person and everyone else should only be interested in making sure that you have what you want – used to show disapproval31the world and his wife British English everyone or anybody – used when you want to emphasize that a lot of people do something or anyone can do something: It seemed that the world and his wife had come to Madrid.32come into the world literary to be born33bring a child into the world literary to have a baby, or help a baby to be born34somebody is not long for this world literary used to say that someone is likely to die soon35normal life the world normal life in society, as opposed to a religious way of life, especially in a monastery etc: She renounced the world and entered a convent. → best of both worlds at best3(7), → be dead to the world at dead1(9), → it’s not the end of the world at end1(18), → New World, Third WorldCOLLOCATIONSphrasespart of the world· This part of the world was new to her.the rest of the world· How will this affect Britain and the rest of the world?phrasesthe best/tallest etc in the world· We want to become the best team in the world.the world’s best/tallest etc· It is the world’s largest car manufacturer.around/across the world (=in many parts of the world)· We have 950 customers around the world.all over/throughout the world (=in every part of the world)· The city attracts visitors from all over the world.adjectivesthe whole/entire world· Today the whole world is threatened with pollution.verbstravel the world· He spent his first few years after school travelling the world.see the world (=travel to different parts of the world)· He quit his job to see the world.save the world (=help people in the world)· She’s doing her bit to save the world.lead the world (=be the most successful in the world)· Britain leads the world in defence electronics.world1 nounworld2 adjective
worldworld2 ●●○ adjective [only before noun] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- At that time Britain was a major world power.
- Islam is one of the great world religions.
- Jones is a world expert in genetics.
- The Denver Broncos have won the world championship.
- The ice skating show features twelve Olympic and world champions.
- The present conflict is a threat to world peace.
- The top 50 multi-national companies control about 80% of world trade.
Longman Language Activatorthe world
the planet we live on, and all the places on it: · In some parts of the world, clean drinking water is very scarce.all over the world: · You can buy Coca-Cola all over the world.around the world (=in every part of the world): · Scientists around the world have been conducting similar experiments.· The ceremony was seen on television around the world.the whole world (=everyone and everything in the world): · For South Africa, and indeed for the whole world, 1990 was a year of great change.· The two countries are trying to work out a peace deal with the whole world watching.the best, fastest etc in the world/the world's best, fastest etc: · It's the world's tallest building.· At age 116, she was believed to be one of the oldest people in the world.
use this especially when you are comparing our world with the moon, stars, and other places in space: · Light from the stars can take millions of years to reach Earth.the earth/the Earth: · The earth revolves around the sun.· Water is one of the Earth's most important resources.the largest/oldest/poorest something on earth: · Vietnam is among the poorest nations on Earth.· The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth.to earth: · The space shuttle returned safely to earth on December 9th.
use this especially when you are talking about problems that affect the environment: · The massive volcanic eruption could affect the climate of the whole planet.· Energy conservation is vital for the future of the planet.· Ozone shields the planet from the effects of the sun's ultraviolet radiation.
use this especially when you want to emphasize the great distances or areas involved in something that happens or exists in the world: · Water covers over half of the globe.· Using satellites, television pictures can be seen on the other side of the globe almost instantly.all over the globe (=everywhere in the world): · This garden has exotic plants from all over the globe.
things that affect or happen everywhere in the world use this to talk about something that exists everywhere in the world , affects the whole world , or is the best or most important in the world: · The top 50 multi-national companies control about 80% of world trade.· At that time Britain was a major world power.· Islam is one of the great world religions.world champion/record/expert (=the best in the world): · The ice skating show features twelve Olympic and world champions.· Jones is a world expert in genetics.
affecting the whole world - use this especially to talk about political or economic situations: · Campaigners have called for a global ban on landmines.· Multinational companies create, in effect, a global economy.global warming (=a global increase in temperature): · Scientists at an international conference have been discussing global warming and its possible effects.
existing or happening in every country of the world: · There is a worldwide shortage of oil.· The concert attracted a worldwide television audience of over a billion people.
also globalisation British when companies from one country operate in and affect countries all over the world, for example by selling their goods there, having factories there, employing people there etc: · Some see the spread of English as an international language as just another consequence of globalization.· Globalization often means that poorer countries become too dependent on foreign investment, with the result that their own development suffers.· There were widespread anti-globalization demonstrations at the World Environmental summit yesterday, leading to the arrest of dozens of protestors.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY the reigning Formula One world champion the impact of the crisis on the world economy a meeting of world leaders a world authority on climate changeCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She was all alone in the world (=she had no family or friends to help her or look after her). Venetian art in this period was a closed world. He went on to win the world crown in 2001. energy consumption in the developed world poverty and hunger in the developing world It’s a different world here in London. Da Vinci’s world-famous portrait of the Mona Lisa He lived in a fantasy world of his own, even as a small boy. It’s a funny old world (=strange or unusual things happen in life). In an ideal world there would be no need for a police force. US companies lead the world in biotechnology. He seems to be living in a world of make-believe. According to some, the material world is all that exists. He’s moved up in the world (=got a better job or social position) in the last few years, and his new flat shows it. the study of the natural world (=trees, rivers, animals, plants etc) At the time, accepting his offer had seemed the most natural thing in the world. The town has retained much of its old-world charm. the play’s world premiere (=the first performance in the world) She is now fifth in the world rankings. She seems to think that the world revolves around her (=that she is the only important person). She always wanted to sail around the world. Armstrong was a musician of world stature. He set a new world record for the marathon. the 800 m world record holder
(=a competition involving people from many countries) He won the world title in 2001.
He won the world title in 2001. the reigning Formula One world champion the impact of the crisis on the world economy a meeting of world leaders a world authority on climate change (=the institutions, people etc involved in education)· In the academic world, the theory was received less approvingly.
· China is now a major player in world affairs.
She was all alone in the world (=she had no family or friends to help her or look after her).· You need to be flexible in today’s highly competitive business world.
· The Asian Pacific Rim is a major world centre of commerce, industry, and economic activity.
· At 22, he was the youngest world champion in the history of the game.
· 29 nations competed in the world championship.
· Children are growing up in a changing world.
· He's a star of the chess world.
(=the weather of the world)· Scientists are assessing the impact of carbon dioxide on the global climate.
Venetian art in this period was a closed world. (=used to say that the world etc is in a bad situation)
· the world conference on human rights
· The environment is a major issue in the contemporary world.
· After 15 years, I really wanted to escape the corporate world.
· He brought South Africa back into international cricket.
He went on to win the world crown in 2001. (=around the world)· How much would a world cruise cost?
· No one wants another war, which might destroy the world.
energy consumption in the developed world poverty and hunger in the developing world It’s a different world here in London.· Rising oil prices threaten the world economy.
(=one who is known in many different countries)· She is a world expert on tropical diseases.
Da Vinci’s world-famous portrait of the Mona Lisa He lived in a fantasy world of his own, even as a small boy.· Small women are often overlooked by the fashion world.
It’s a funny old world (=strange or unusual things happen in life). (=used for emphasis when you are surprised, angry etc) How on earth did you find out?
How on earth did you find out? In an ideal world there would be no need for a police force. US companies lead the world in biotechnology. (=someone who is in charge of a country)· The president and other world leaders are meeting to discuss the environment.
He seems to be living in a world of make-believe. According to some, the material world is all that exists. (=be very important to someone) He meant the world to her.
He meant the world to her.· The island has hardly been affected by the modern world.
He’s moved up in the world (=got a better job or social position) in the last few years, and his new flat shows it. the study of the natural world (=trees, rivers, animals, plants etc) At the time, accepting his offer had seemed the most natural thing in the world. (=a situation in which everything is bad and there is nothing good)· It's hard to understand how people survived the nightmare world of the concentration camps.
The town has retained much of its old-world charm.· There are wars going on in many parts of the world.
· The regime poses a threat to world peace.
· There was much going on in world politics at the time.
· Sixty percent of the world's population live in areas that are at risk from sea-level rises.
· They campaigned for an end to world poverty.
(=one with influence all over the world)· The United States had replaced Great Britain as the dominant world power.
the play’s world premiere (=the first performance in the world) She is now fifth in the world rankings.· America’s airlines have been badly hit by the world recession.
· Powell equalled the 100 metres world record with a time of 9.77 seconds.
She seems to think that the world revolves around her (=that she is the only important person). She always wanted to sail around the world. (=involving the whole world)· This is a product that can be sold in high volumes on a global scale.
· He is still a major figure on the international political scene.
· There is likely to be a world shortage of timber in the future.
Armstrong was a musician of world stature.· We want the poorer nations to benefit from increased global trade.
· They travelled the world together.
· the global trend towards intensive farming
· No one wants another world war.
(=used for emphasis when you are surprised, angry etc) What on earth’s going on?
What on earth’s going on? (=used for emphasis when you are surprised, angry etc) Where on earth have you been all this time?
Where on earth have you been all this time? (=used for emphasis when you are surprised, angry etc) Who on earth would live in such a lonely place? Who the hell are you?
Who on earth would live in such a lonely place? Who the hell are you? He set a new world record for the marathon. the 800 m world record holderPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► God is in his heaven, all’s right with the world► I wouldn’t miss it for the world► think that the world owes you a living► the rich world► rock somebody’s world► it takes all sorts (to make a world)
- But his method of filming and Huston's were worlds apart.
- Our views may be poles apart but they're not saboteurs.
- Physically they were almost identical, but psychologically they were worlds apart.
- The results are poles apart in terms of character ... each room has a distinctive style of its own.
- The two feelings were poles apart.
- Their childhoods, like almost everything else about them, were poles apart.
- Watching somebody and actually killing them are worlds apart.
- You all say that but the truth is, the theory and the practice are worlds apart.
- Job-sharing gives me the best of both worlds - I can be with my children and keep my professional status.
- All in all, a great place to enjoy the best of both worlds.
- An arrangement like this can often be the best of both worlds.
- And taking into account the prices of both the ME-6 and ME-10 they really are the best of both worlds.
- But if the eye can remain open without being seen, then the prey has the best of both worlds.
- Supporters say this type of extended day is the best of both worlds.
- This is the best of both worlds.
- Used in conjunction with a moisturising conditioner, it will give your lank locks the best of both worlds.
- You get the best of both worlds in a job like this: use your strong back and your agile mind.
- In the brave new world of the self-employed, homes should not be confused with offices.
- It was a brave new world-but one which, a week later, came crashing down.
- Opinion polls and focus groups are Stone Age implements in the brave new world of interactivity just down the communications superhighway.
- The ascetic modernists' rejection of history in order to create a visionary brave New World was clearly incompatible with the historic pub.
- This brave new world of social engineering produces the opposite of community contact.
- This is the brave new world of remote work.
- This isn't so much a brave new world, more a retrained version of the old one.
- This may sound like the conventional wisdom on the brave new world of short-term, contingent jobs.
- I'm sorry I didn't hear the phone -- I must have been dead to the world this morning.
- Anyway Amanda was dead to the world.
- If you think he'll change, you're living in a dream world.
- If you don't get the job, it's not the end of the world.
- All I've done is offend one or two of the wrong people, it's not the end of the world.
- It's very upsetting, but it's not the end of the world.
- You won't always get it right, but it's not the end of the world if you don't.
- When your world falls apart, do you get mad, get out or get even?
- For centuries, the Spanish traveled to the four corners of the Earth in search of new lands.
- Even to the four corners of the world. 38.
- He put the Celts at one of the four corners of the world.
- People from the four corners of the world have come to Ontario to make it their home.
- Scholars gathered wisdom and knowledge from the four corners of the world.
- Equally important is how a baby communicates back to caregivers and the world at large.
- How then did this concept originate, and why has it received such currency among specialists and the public at large?
- However, in spite of that, the availability both here and in Britain should be known to the public at large.
- I came and looked around and felt this campus is no different than the society at large.
- In some societies the boy-preferring habit seems to have spread from elites to the society at large.
- The rise of the Internet has taken that idea from offices to the world at large.
- They chattered on among themselves, oblivious to the world at large, lovingly cared for in this cozy place.
- The old corner drugstore is not long for this world.
- ACCORDING to acquaintances who move in the twilight world of Private Eye, the satirical magazine is hoping for a Conservative victory.
- As if they would move in the same circles.
- He moved in exalted circles - and was ambitious for greater things.
- I thought I could move in the world of all possible lights, and breathe, breathe, breathe.
- In the 1980s there has been a general move in museum education circles towards active learning experiences on site.
- It was a pleasing thought, that I might soon be moving in more exalted circles.
- Tanya insists on moving in many circles and, above all, on thinking for herself.
- We move in the same circles.
- At the time, the country prevented citizens from having any relations with the outside world.
- Many of the prisoners have no contact at all with the outside world.
- Since the attack the city has been cut off from the outside world.
- Telephone and cable lines link your home office to the outside world.
- Hong Kong constitutes a critical economic gateway between the mainland and the outside world.
- In essential schizophrenia the characteristic pattern is of withdrawal from the impacts of experience in the outside world.
- It gives us everything from our connection to the outside world to our artistic and intellectual systems.
- It was from this room that he wrote his first and only communications with the outside world.
- Prisoners' confinement and lack of contact with the outside world compound their problems.
- She is not afraid of the outside world, but recognizes its beauty, and therein lies a danger.
- Such pets will be fully animated robots, in constant communication with the outside world in order to serve you.
- What if the outside world was unaware of what was happening at Heymouth?
- After that, the world is your oyster, as they say.
- The world is her oyster but she dreams of being a librarian.
- Experimentalists suggest that randomized assignment is much more possible in the real world than many people suspect.
- Going outside would be a shock: I needed some time to decompress before facing the real world.
- I sit at the bar and watch the real world go by.
- If the Prime Minister thinks that all that adds up to recovery, he is not living in the real world.
- In the real world things are more complex.
- In the real world, political work goes on whether or not the public takes an interest.
- My work is based on things remembered or imagined rather than the real world around me.
- This is information that can be used in the real world.
- "I graduated from St. John's." "Really? So did my brother. Small world."
- Sonya thinks the world of you.
- And I think the world of the mayor.
- Daddy thinks the world of Widick.
- He thinks the world of Cam.
- I used to think the world of her when she came to stay.
- Q My children think the world of their gerbil.
- She thinks the world of you, Herb.
- She thought the world of him.
- Vic thought the world of her.
- After winning the batting title, Bagwell appeared to be on top of the world.
- In the spring of 1995, Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell appeared to be on top of the world.
- Noa was on top of the world.
- Standing there, on top of the world, my tiredness vanished.
- We are just sitting on top of the world.
- We were, for a time, on top of the world.
- Although he is the son of a Cork cattle dealer, he spent his first few years after school travelling the world.
- By the time she returned from travelling the world, she was in her mid-twenties.
- For the next ten years he travelled the world, visiting and working in mines and quarries in every continent.
- He travels the country conducting workshops and has published eight pieces of Classical music for students.
- I used to travel the world for a medium-sized Midwestern bank with five billion dollars in assets.
- She still travels the world, tirelessly delivering papers at scientific gatherings and converting anyone she comes across on the way.
- We travel the world with our gym bags and prayer rugs, unrolling them in the transit lounges.
- the twilight world of New York punk clubs
- ACCORDING to acquaintances who move in the twilight world of Private Eye, the satirical magazine is hoping for a Conservative victory.
- I came to realize that the twilight world actually existed unseen, but in parallel, with everyone else's world.
- Terri, in the twilight world of the zombie, was writing the three words over and over again.
- The inescapable presence of doubt is a constant reminder of our responsibility to truth in a twilight world of truth and half-truth.
- Theirs was a twilight world of hushed voices, concealed books and illegal exhibitions.
- In this little village you can still sit in the town café and watch the world go by.
- Anonymous, watching the world go by for a moment.
- Did Victorine have a favorite cafe from which she watched the world go by?
- It's very pleasant to linger in a pavement cafe here and just watch the world go by.
- Or simply relax and watch the world go by.
- Plenty have terraces from which to watch the world go by accompanied by a hot waffle or a glass of beer.
- The George Street precinct is a great place to pause, enjoy the frequent street entertainment and watch the world go by.
- This is not a place to stand and stare, or to sit and watch the world go by.
- When we were lads Walton's doorway was where we always used to stand and watch the world go by.
- Hugh's lovable plans for the way of the world.
- Marty always taking Ernest under wing, telling him the ways of the world, showing him how things worked.
- Such is the way of the world: one step at a time, one word and then the next.
- Talk about a crash course in the ways of the world.
- That's the way of the world.
- The new crowd of lawyers is a bit more savvy to the ways of the world.
- They said this is the way of the world.
- Yet you have always chosen the way of the world.
- You're my best friend in the whole wide world!
- A toast to Bernie-the worst stockbroker in the whole world!
- All current affairs in the whole world of lamentable war and strife needed to be weighed in this balance.
- And his very best friend in the whole wide world is a rabbit.
- I am not responsible for all the smuggling in the whole world.
- I thought it was the most beautiful spot in the whole world.
- There may be more bacteria in and on you as you read this than there are human beings in the whole world.
- There must be one woman in the whole world to whom he could tell the truth.
- You are my favourite person in the whole world.
- Filipe is not alone in the wider world, where 13m children are displaced within their own countries.
- Hardly anybody in the big wide world has heard of us, let alone been influenced by our lives.
- He knows little about economics or the wider world.
- In other words we want to help local enthusiasts to keep in touch with what is happening in the wider world of railways.
- Many children of leading ministers took advantage of the wider world their fathers' success had opened for them.
- We could certainly be a stronger presence in the wider world.
- Wealth and power go hand in hand, at home too, as well as in the big wide world.
- And, David, with the best will in the world, you can't teach him.
- Even with the best will in the world, we could not do it.
- Million views Television is a window on the world with a difference.
- Television is a window to the world.
- The news is also terrific for giving the boys a window on the world.
WORD FAMILYnounworldunderworldworldlinessadjectiveworldworldly ≠ unworldlyworldwideadverbworldwide
1existing in, involving, or affecting all or most countries in the worldthe World Cup/Championships etc (=a competition involving people from many countries) He won the world title in 2001. the reigning Formula One world championworld trade/economy etc the impact of the crisis on the world economy → world war2a world figure is one of the most important people in the world: a meeting of world leaders a world authority on climate change → world power