WOTW: global
| - Tim Lake |
“Global” is an adjective with one main meaning and one related meaning. Let’s find out what it means and how to use it.
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The meaning of the adjective “global” is worldwide or relating to the whole world.
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+ Think global, act local.
+ Recently, there has been a downturn in the global economy.
+ The world wide web has a global reach and allows people to connect across borders.
+ COVID-19 has been a global health emergency.
+ The conflict is having a global impact.
+ Companies want to be part of the global marketplace.
+ The recent changes in the climate have been rapid and global in extent.
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The related meaning of the adjective “global” is something that includes the whole of something or all of a group of things.
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+ We need global data to see the long-term changes.
+ Measurements taken from different places give us a global picture of the changes.
+ We try to give the students a global picture of the subject before looking at the details.
+ Our entire global division was scrapped.
+ You need to get a global picture of modern art, not just the local scene.
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The pronunciation is /ˈɡləʊbl/.
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This word is in the New General Service List, a list of the 3,000 most common words in English communication. You can get the full list on our website by clicking here.
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この単語は、英語で最もよく使われる3,000の単語のリストであるNew General Service Listからのものです。完全なリストはこちらから。
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