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Meaning of universe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs

Definitions

  1. Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Universe; Our universe.
    alt-of
  3. The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
  4. All matter and energy, including Earth, the galaxies, and the contents of the space between the galaxies, regarded as a whole.
  5. An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
  6. everything – earth, planets, sun, stars etc – that exists anywhere. Somewhere in the universe there must be another world like ours. heelal كَوْن вселена universo vesmír das Universum univers σύμπανuniverso kõiksus گیتی maailmankaikkeus univers הַיקוּם ब्रह्रमांड svemir világegyetem alam semesta alheimurinn universo 宇宙 우주 visata visums; kosmoss alam semesta heelaluniverswszechświatuniverso univers вселенная vesmír vesolje vasiona universum จักรวาล evren 宇宙 всесвіт; космос کائنات vũ trụ, vạn v...
    etc
  7. Everything under consideration.
  8. affecting, including etc the whole of the world or all or most people. English may become a universal language that everyone can learn and use. universeel, alomgebruikte كَوْني، عالَمي световен universal univerzální global universel; almen παγκόσμιος, γενικός, καθολικόςuniversal universaalne همگانی yleismaailmallinen universelאוניברסאלי वैश्विक univerzalan egyetemes semesta alþjóðlegur universale 普遍的な 보편적인 pasaulinis, visuotinis universāls; vispārējs; vispasaules- sejagat universeelaltomfatte...
    etc
  9. The set of all things considered.
  10. The set of all admissible observations.
  11. universeel بصورَةٍ عامَّه، عالمياً всеобщ universalmente všestranně universal universelt; alment παγκόσμιαuniversalmente universaalselt بطور گسترده yleismaailmallisesti universellement בְּאוֹפֶן אוּנִיבֶרסָאִלי सर्वत्र univerzalno általánosan, egyetemesen secara semesta almennt, um allan heim universalmente 普遍的に 보편적으로 universaliai, visuotinai universāli; vispārēji sejagat universeelallmenngyldig, enerådende powszechnie universalmente (în mod) universal повсеместно všeobecne univerzalno univer...
  12. A sample taken from the population.
  13. universialiteit عُمومِيَّه، شُموليَّه всеобщо universalidade univerzálnost die Universalität almengyldighed παγκοσμιότητα, καθολικότητα universalidad universaalsus گستردگی yleismaailmallisuus universalitéכלליות सर्वव्यापकता univerzalnost egyetemesség kesemestaan algildi; almenn útbreiðsla universalità 普遍性 보편성 universalumas universālums kesejagatan universaliteitallmenngyldighet uniwersalność universalidade universalitate универсальность univerzálnosť univerzalnost univerzalnost universell kar...
  14. An imaginary collection of worlds; the general imaginary world within which a work of fiction takes place, broader than its immediate setting.
  15. universo, mundo, globo.
  16. A collection of stories with characters and settings that typically share a continuity but are less interrelated than those of sequels or prequels.
  17. All spacetime, matter, and energy, including the solar system, all stars and galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space, regarded as a whole.
  18. A whole world, in the sense of perspective or social setting.
  19. A hypothetical whole of spacetime, matter, and energy that is purported to exist simultaneously with but to be different from this universe: an alternate universe.
  20. A deity who is equivalent to the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
  21. A model or conception of the earth and everything else that exists: "Apart from celestial beings, the aboriginals' universe contained spirits of the land and sea" (Madhusree Mukerjee).
  22. The Earth, the sphere of the world.
    archaic
  23. A sphere of interest, activity, or understanding: "their almost hermetically sealed-off universe of part-time jobs and study and improvised meals" (Sue Miller).

Equivalents

Afrikaans heelal universum
العربية الكون عالم كون
Azərbaycanca kainat
Беларуская сусвет
Български вселе́на
Català univers
Čeština vesmír
Cymraeg bydysawd
Dansk univers
Deutsch Universum Weltall
Ελληνικά σύμπαν
Esperanto universo
Español universo
Eesti universum
Euskara unibertso
Français univers
Gaeilge cruinne
Galego universo
ગુજરાતી બ્રહ્માંડ
עברית יקום
Հայերեն տիեզերք
Bahasa Indonesia alam semesta
Íslenska alheimur
Italiano universo
日本語 宇宙
ქართული სამყარო
Қазақша әлем
한국어 우주
Кыргызча аалам
Latina universum
Latviešu visums
മലയാളം പ്രപഞ്ചം
Монгол орчлон
मराठी विश्व
Bahasa Melayu alam semesta jagat raya
Malti univers
မြန်မာဘာသာ စကြဝဠာ လောကဓာတ်
नेपाली विश्व
Nederlands heelal universum
Polski wszechświat
Português universo
Română univers
Slovenščina vesolje
Shqip gjithësi
Svenska universum
Kiswahili ulimwengu
தமிழ் அண்டம்
తెలుగు విశ్వం
Türkçe cihan evren kâinat uzay
ئۇيغۇرچە ئالەم كائىنات
Українська всесвіт
Oʻzbekcha koinot olam
Tiếng Việt vũ trụ
Yorùbá agbaye aye
IsiZulu umkhathi

Examples

“Do you think that the universe was created by a life force or a deity?”
“In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.”
“In general content-related evidence demonstrates the degree to which the sample of items, tasks or questions on a test is representative of some defined universe or domain of content.”
“The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.”
“Annabelle Comes Home (the 7th and most recent movie in the Conjuring universe, and the 3rd to focus on Annabelle) is a direct sequel to both previous Annabelle movies, which occurred before the events of The Conjuring – but take place after the events of the 2013 franchise-starter.”
“That didn’t just rock my world, it rocked my universe.”
“The universe wants you to succeed.”
“Under our new World may alſo be compriſed thoſe vaſt Southern Coaſts and Streights of Magelan, firſt lighted on by Ferdinandus Magelanus in the year 1520, in his Circumnavigation of the Univerſe ; which forty five years after Sir Francis Drake, and next Sir Thomas Bendiſh, Engliſhmen, made a furhter inſpection into ; and in the Year 1600 Oliver van Noord a Hollander paſt, but of later years a Spaniard, Fedinand de Quier, out-ſhot them all by a more ample Diſcovery then all the former.”
“Powerful telescopes look far back into the distant reaches of the Universe.”
“The Universe will always be more powerful and intelligent than the human beings.”
“Under our new World may alſo be compriſed thoſe vaſt Southern Coaſts and Streights of Magelan, firſt lighted on by Ferdinandus Magelanus in the year 1520, in his Circumnavigation of the Univerſe ; which forty five years after Sir Francis Drake, and next Sir Thomas Bendiſh, Engliſhmen, made a furhter inſpection into ; and in the Year 1600 Oliver van Noord a Hollander paſt, but of later years a Spaniard, Fedinand de Quier, out-ſhot them all by a more ample Diſcovery then all the former.”

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