globaladjective
uk/ˈɡləʊ.bəl/us/ˈɡloʊ.bəl/global adjective (WORLD)
B2 relating to the whole world:
a global catastrophe/problem
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- We have the chance to build an outward-looking Europe that lives up to its global responsibilities.
- They have attempted to chart the global temperature variations over the last 140 years.
- As leader, he opened up exciting vistas of global co-operation.
- A global study has just been started to chart the effects of climate change.
- Changes like this will impact on the global economy.
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The Earth & outer space - general words
- ablate
- biophilia
- cosmologist
- cosmology
- eolian
- ether
- evapotranspiration
- geo-
- geocentric
- globe
- heaven
- landslide
- macrocosm
- slide
- terra firma
- terrestrial
- the cosmos
- the mesosphere
- the troposphere
- universe
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global adjective (ALL PARTS)
considering or relating to all parts of a situation or subject:
This report gives a global picture of the company's finances.
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Complete and whole
- A, a
- a/one hundred percent idiom
- absolutely
- all or nothing idiom
- all-in-one
- all-inclusive
- flat
- full-fledged
- full-length
- fully
- fully fledged
- heart and soul idiom
- plain
- root
- totally
- unabridged
- unadulterated
- unconditional
- uncut
- undivided
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globally
adverb uk/ˈɡləʊ.bəl.i/us/ˈɡloʊ.bəl.i/
B2
The company has to be able to compete globally (= across the whole world).
We need to look at this issue globally (= to look at all parts of it).