global

[ gloh-buhl ]

adjective

1. pertaining to the whole world; worldwide; universal:

   the dream of global peace.

2. comprehensive.
3. globular; globe-shaped.
4. of, relating to, or using a terrestrial or celestial globe.
5. (of a computer operation, linguistic rule, etc.) operating on a group of similar strings, commands, etc., in a single step.

global

/ ˈɡləʊbəl /

adjective

1. covering, influencing, or relating to the whole world
2. comprehensive

Derived Forms

• ˈglobally, adverb

Other Words From

• global·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of global¹

First recorded in 1670–80; globe + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Vaccine tourism, in some ways, is a manifestation of these global inequalities.

From Vox

I can participate in this historic global moment, despite the fact that I left the country 31 years ago.

From Washington Blade

As the global specialist in energy management and automation, it is the business’s mission to be a digital partner for sustainability and efficiency.

From Search Engine Watch

It was hard to miss the commercials, some of which claimed the company’s students—some as young as six—were being chased by global investors and bagging jobs at Google because of the skills they’d acquired through WhiteHat Jr classes.

From Quartz

They stepped up like never before to tackle numerous global issues, demonstrating they not only love solving incredibly hard problems, but can do it well and at scale.

From TechCrunch

At some point during his busy schedule, Israel found the time to write a book, titled The Global War on Morris.

From The Daily Beast

We face a lot of problems at this moment in our national and global history.

From The Daily Beast

Instead, local life is defined by cultural products that are more national or more global—think of the Sunday New York Times.

From The Daily Beast

As Puar further pointed out, this notion of a global gay identity is easily manipulated.

From The Daily Beast

World peace, religious tolerance, and an end to global poverty, hunger, and disease.

From The Daily Beast

After Test Mike, the implications of fallout obviously were global.

From Project Gutenberg

Work goes on constantly, whole staffs laboring to maintain a coherent and convincing picture of a global war.

From Project Gutenberg

They are also adapted to the dynamics of change and to the global nature of human existence.

From Project Gutenberg

The global community of tele-viewing is splitting into smaller and smaller groups.

From Project Gutenberg

Augmented by worldwide networking, this pragmatics has become global in scope.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• comprehensive
• international
• overall
• universal