"worlds" meaning in English

See worlds in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /wɝldz/ [General-American], /wɜːldz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-worlds.wav
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} worlds (not comparable)
  1. to a great extent; much; far Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-worlds-en-adv-yzPvk-ti

Noun

IPA: /wɝldz/ [General-American], /wɜːldz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-worlds.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} worlds
  1. plural of world Tags: form-of, plural Form of: world
    Sense id: en-worlds-en-noun-b-xAC3Xz
  2. (colloquial) Abbreviation of world championships. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial Alternative form of: world championships
    Sense id: en-worlds-en-noun-S5Tw2Y5d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: worlds apart

Verb

IPA: /wɝldz/ [General-American], /wɜːldz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-worlds.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} worlds
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of world Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: world
    Sense id: en-worlds-en-verb-t6U6EV3k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 31 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 3 32 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 32 64
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