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world

 
 
/wɜːld/ noun

Translation

the world the Earth and all the people, places, and things on it
dünya
Everest is the highest mountain in the world. She's travelled all over the world.12362153
[C] the people and things that are involved in a particular activity or subject
dünya, âlem
[usually singular] the entertainment world the world of politics1227669
the developing/industrialized/Western, etc world a particular area of the Earth
gelişen/endüstrileşmiş/Batı vb. dünyası
653
the plant/animal, etc world plants/animals, etc as a group
bitki/hayvan vb. dünyası
1265
your world your life and experiences
yaşam ve deneyimler
His whole world fell apart when she left.2371743
do sb a/the world of good informal to make someone feel much happier or healthier
çok iyi gelmek; çok yararı olmak; birini daha da mutlu/sağlıklı kılmak
That swim has done me a world of good.1839
be out of this world informal to be of extremely good quality
son derece iyi kalitede olmak
Their chocolate cake is just out of this world!2444
think the world of sb to like and admire someone very much
çok sevmek ve hayran olmak
1006
the whole world informal everyone
cümle âlem, herkes, tüm dünya
The whole world knew she was getting married before I did.1237
→ See also have the best of both worlds → See also not be the end of the world → See also the Old World → See also the outside world → See also the Third World → See also be on top of the world
(Definition of world noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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