Meaning of in the world | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An intensifier, often used after an interrogative word.
   idiomatic
2. Used for emphasis after a qualified noun.
3. In this present age; here and now.
4. Characteristic of wider society; worldly.

Equivalents

Examples

“What in the world was that?”

“Who in the world would want⟳ to do that?”

“"My darling child!" she cried, folding the little girl in her arms and covering her face⟳ with kisses. "Where in the world did you come⟳ from?"”

“the happiest girl in the world”

“Writing a “Treehouse Of Horror”segment has to be both exhilarating and daunting. It’s exhilarating because it affords writers all the freedom in the world.”

“In the world you will have⟳ trouble⟳, but I leave⟳ you my peace that where I am there you may also be.”

“With some effort and discipline anyone can learn⟳ to get⟳ up early and to stand⟳ through long church services, to make⟳ prostrations and to work⟳, and work⟳ hard, at jobs that you don’t necessarily like⟳. A lot of people in the world have⟳ a much more difficult life in that sense⟳.”

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