English Explanatory Dictionary

worldwide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Spanning the world; global.
adv
  1. Throughout the world.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɜːldˌwaɪd/ /ˌwɜːldˈwaɪd/ /ˈwɝldˌwaɪd/ /ˌwɝldˈwaɪd/ En-us-worldwide.ogg

Word forms

worldwide more worldwide most worldwide world-wide

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide From world + -wide.

Synonyms

around the world globally internationally

Derived words

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