worldwide

See also: world-wide

English

Alternative forms

• 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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɜːldˌwaɪd/, /ˌwɜːldˈwaɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɝldˌwaɪd/, /ˌwɝldˈwaɪd/

• Audio (General American):

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• Rhymes: -aɪd
• Hyphenation: world‧wide

Adjective

worldwide (comparative more worldwide, superlative most worldwide)

1. Spanning the world; global.

   A large meteorite impact would cause worldwide extinction of life.

   • 2023 October 19, Jennifer Hansler, “State Department advises all Americans overseas ‘to exercise increased caution’ in worldwide alert”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 24 October 2023:

     The issuance of the worldwide caution alert is a significant message amid protests that have erupted throughout the Middle East in response to the Israel-Hamas war, with many demonstrators targeting US diplomatic compounds.

Derived terms

• World Wide Web

Translations

spanning the world — see also global

Arabic: عَالَمِيّ الاِنْتِشَار (ʕālamiyy al-intišār), عَالَمِيّ (ʕālamiyy) Belarusian: сусве́тны (susvjétny), сусьве́тны (susʹvjétny) Bulgarian: свето́вен (bg) (svetóven) Catalan: mundial (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 全球 (zh) (quánqiú) Corsican: mondiale, mundiale Czech: světový (cs), celosvětový (cs) Danish: verdensomspændende, global (da) Dutch: wereldwijd (nl), wereldwijde (nl) Esperanto: tutmonda (eo) Estonian: ülemaailmne Finnish: maailmanlaajuinen (fi) French: mondial (fr), planétaire (fr) Frisian: West Frisian: wrâldwiid, wrâldwiide Galician: mundial (gl) Georgian: მსოფლიო (msoplio), მსოფლიო მასშტაბის (msoplio masšṭabis) German: weltweit (de) Greek: παγκόσμιος (el) (pagkósmios) Hungarian: világméretű (hu), világszintű Ido: mondala (io) Indonesian: sedunia (id) Irish: domhanda Italian: mondiale (it) Japanese: 世界的な (ja) (せかいてきな, sekaiteki na) Kannada: please add this translation if you can Korean: 세계적(世界的) (ko) (segyejeok) Macedonian: светски (svetski) Malay: sedunia, sejagat Persian: Iranian Persian: جَهانی (jahâni) Polish: światowy (pl) Portuguese: mundial (pt) Romanian: mondial (ro) Russian: мирово́й (ru) (mirovój), всеми́рный (ru) (vsemírnyj), во всём ми́ре (vo vsjom míre) Scots: warldwide Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: светски, свјетски Latin: svetski, svjetski (sh) Sicilian: munniali, mundiali Slovak: svetový Slovene: svetoven Spanish: mundial (es) Tagalog: sandaigdigin, pandaigdig Tajik: ҷаҳонӣ (tg) (jahoni) Tamil: உலகளாவிய (ta) (ulakaḷāviya) Telugu: ప్రపంచవ్యాప్తంగా (prapañcavyāptaṅgā) Ukrainian: світови́й (svitovýj), всесві́тній (vsesvítnij), загальносвітови́й (zahalʹnosvitovýj) Vietnamese: toàn thế giới, toàn cục Walloon: mondiål, mondiåle, daegnreçmint (neologism), so tote li Tere, dins l' monde etir Welsh: byd-eang

Adverb

worldwide (not comparable)

1. Throughout the world.

   Synonyms: around the world, globally, internationally

   The character of James Bond is known worldwide.

   English is spoken worldwide.

   • 2023 October 19, Jennifer Hansler, “State Department advises all Americans overseas ‘to exercise increased caution’ in worldwide alert”, in CNN‎^[2], archived from the original on 24 October 2023:

     The US State Department on Thursday advised all US citizens worldwide “to exercise increased caution” due to “increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential for terrorist attacks, (and) demonstrations or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests.”

Translations

throughout the world

Bulgarian: по целия свят (po celija svjat) Catalan: mundialment (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 全球 (zh) (quánqiú) Corsican: in tuttu u mondu, in tuttu u mundu, mondialmente, mundialmente Czech: celosvětově (cs) Danish: globalt Dutch: wereldwijd (nl), over de hele wereld Esperanto: mondvaste Estonian: ülemaailmselt Finnish: maailmanlaajuisesti (fi) French: dans le monde entier, mondialement (fr) Frisian: West Frisian: wrâldwiid Georgian: მსოფლიო მასშტაბით (msoplio masšṭabit), მსოფლიოს გარშემო (msoplios garšemo) German: weltweit (de) Greek: παγκοσμίως (el) (pagkosmíos) Hungarian: világszerte (hu) Ido: mondale Italian: in tutto il mondo, mondialmente (it) Japanese: 世界的に (せかいてきに, sekaiteki ni) Kannada: please add this translation if you can Macedonian: ширум светот (širum svetot) Malay: sedunia, sejagat Polish: na całym świecie Portuguese: mundialmente Romanian: la nivel mondial, pe plan mondial, în toată lumea, în lumea întreagă Russian: по всему миру (po vsemu miru) Scots: warldwide Spanish: mundialmente (es) Tamil: உலகம் முழுவதும் (ulakam muḻuvatum) Vietnamese: trên toàn thế giới, toàn cục Walloon: mondiålmint, dins l' monde etir