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United Nations meeting in New York City
The 2005 World Summit was a United Nations summit held between 14 and 16 September 2005 at the U.N. headquarters in New York City. It was a follow-up
2005_World_Summit
2005 international leader meeting in Scotland
The 31st G8 summit was held on 6–8 July 2005 at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland and hosted by Prime Minister Tony Blair. The locations of
31st_G8_summit
Meeting of heads of state or government
Notable summit meetings include those of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin during World War II, although the term summit was not
Summit_(meeting)
Condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs
more than half of those living in extreme poverty worldwide. The 2005 World Summit, held in September which was organized to measure international progress
Extreme_poverty
Supreme authority within a territory
Responsibility to Protect (R2P), endorsed by UN member states at the 2005 World Summit, authorizes the United Nations to take action to “avert a humanitarian
Sovereignty
2005 UN global political commitment
commitment that was endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly at the 2005 World Summit in order to address its four key concerns—to prevent genocide, war
Responsibility_to_protect
Meeting between George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin
The Slovakia Summit 2005 was a summit meeting between United States President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin (hence also known as
Slovakia_Summit_2005
United Nations-sponsored summit
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was a two-phase United Nations-sponsored summit on information, communication and, in broad terms, the
World Summit on the Information Society
World_Summit_on_the_Information_Society
Annual international cosplay event in Japan
The World Cosplay Summit (世界コスプレサミット, Sekai Kosupure Samitto WCS) is an annual international cosplay event, which promotes global interaction through
World_Cosplay_Summit
The first World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was held in Geneva in 2003. Tunisia hosted the second World Summit in November 2005. The Tunisian
Telecommunications_in_Tunisia
Oldest primary school pupil
September 2005, Marūge boarded a plane for the first time in his life. He was headed to New York City to address the United Nations 2005 World Summit on the
Kimani_Maruge
Fundamental rights belonging to all humans
Declaration and Program of Action, World Conference on Human Rights, 1995 This statement was again endorsed at the 2005 World Summit in New York (paragraph 121)
Human_rights
Trust fund established in 2005
welcomed by the General Assembly in the Outcome Document of the 2005 World Summit (A/RES/60/1, paragraphs 136–137). UNDEF supports projects in favor of
United_Nations_Democracy_Fund
2000 United Nations world leaders meeting
later by the World Summit, which took place from 14 to 16 September 2005. The General Assembly Resolution that decided upon this summit stated that it
Millennium_Summit
Global intergovernmental organization
these goals, which were to be met by 2015, was ultimately uneven. The 2005 World Summit reaffirmed the UN's focus on promoting development, peacekeeping,
United_Nations
International crimes of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity
stice-the-genocide-of-the-rohingya. 2005 World Summit Outcome, G.A. Res. 60/1, U.N. Doc. A/RES/60/1 (Oct. 24, 2005). The Perceived Mass Atrocities Dataset
Atrocity_crime
United Nations General Assembly resolution adopted in 2000
Progress on implementation of the Declaration was reviewed at the 2005 World Summit of leaders. The Declaration includes 8 chapters and 32 paragraphs
United Nations Millennium Declaration
United_Nations_Millennium_Declaration
which was endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly at the 2005 World Summit in order to address its four key concerns to prevent genocide, war
Complicity_in_genocide
Counterterrorist organization
among regional and intergovernmental bodies. During the September 2005 World Summit at the UN, the Security Council – meeting at the level of Heads of
United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee
United_Nations_Security_Council_Counter-Terrorism_Committee
Principle of international law
ground," can be seen as too artificial a construct. At the 2005 World Summit, the world's nations agreed on a "Responsibility to Protect," allowing a
Territorial_integrity
Online community for electronic music artists
awarded with a 3rd prize in the Creativity & Culture category at the 2005 World Summit Youth Awards "Electrobel". Creative Commons. 2004-01-29. Retrieved
Electrobel
The World Summit on Evolution is an evolutionary biology meeting hosted at the Galapagos Islands by Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), an Ecuadorian
World_Summit_on_Evolution
United Nations body
Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs as an outcome of the 2005 World Summit, which included a call for the expansion of the UN's conflict prevention
UN_Mediation_Support_Unit
A/63/677 (2009); United Nations General Assembly: 2005 World Summit Outcome GA Res 60/1, A/Res/60/1 (2005) at [138]-[139]; United Nations Security Council:
Responsibility to protect in China
Responsibility_to_protect_in_China
Dawtrey, Adam (May 17, 2005). "Selling Summit". Variety. Retrieved January 11, 2025. Goodridge, Mike (April 28, 2005). "Summit lines up peak slate for
List of Summit Entertainment films
List_of_Summit_Entertainment_films
United Nations resolution adopted in 2005
Security Council resolution 1624, adopted unanimously at the 2005 World Summit on 14 September 2005, after reaffirming previous resolutions on terrorism, including
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1624
United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1624
American mountain climber
supplemental oxygen. In 2023, Guinness World Records reclassified the first person to summit the true summits of all 8000ers and awarded Viesturs the
Ed_Viesturs
Nations General Assembly resolution, following the 2005 World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
World_Telecommunication_and_Information_Society_Day
Societal goal and normative concept
General Assembly on 16 September 2005, 60/1. 2005 World Summit Outcome" (PDF). United Nations General Assembly. 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2022. Barbier
Sustainability
4th Summit of the Americas was held at Mar del Plata, about 400 km (250 mi) southeast of Buenos Aires in Argentina, on November 4–5, 2005. This summit gathered
4th_Summit_of_the_Americas
censorship in the country. In the lead-up to, and during, the November 2005 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), the IFEX-TMG called attention to
Tunisia_Monitoring_Group
Annual conference organized by the Energy and Resources Institute
The World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) is an annual conference organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), an independent research
World Sustainable Development Summit
World_Sustainable_Development_Summit
Intergovernmental political and economic forum
28 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Zednet, 13 May 2005. "Berlusconi Proposes Relocation of G8 Summit to L'Aquila". Running in heels. 24 April 2009. Archived
G7
– In New York City, at the biggest gathering of world leaders at the United Nations 2005 World Summit, Prime Minister John Howard announces that Australia
2005_in_Australia
Mode of human development
world), while sustainable development refers to the many processes and pathways to achieve it." The Rio Process that began at the 1992 Earth Summit in
Sustainable_development
Meetings between the leaders of Canada, Mexico, and the US
2026 FIFA World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Friday, December 5, 2025. I Summit of Leaders of America (2005). II Summit of Leaders
North American Leaders' Summit
North_American_Leaders'_Summit
The first attempt to summit Mount Everest by Indians occurred in 1960, led by Brig. Gyan Singh. The first Indians to reach the summit were a group led by
List of Indian summiteers of Mount Everest
List_of_Indian_summiteers_of_Mount_Everest
Set of highest mountains on each of the seven continents
Vinson (4,892 m) Kosciuszko (2,228 m) Puncak Jaya (4,884 m) The Seven Summits are the highest mountains on each of the seven traditional continents.
Seven_Summits
Intergovernmental political forum (1997–2014)
not host or chair summits. Russia was added to the political forum from 1997, which the following year became known as the G8. In 2005, the UK government
G8
British trade unionist (born 1956)
Global Call to Action Against Poverty, for which he spoke at the 2005 World Summit. He was elected as first General Secretary of the International Trade
Guy_Ryder
United Nations members responsible for drafting
1674, adopted on 28 April 2006, reaffirmed the provisions of the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document regarding the responsibility to protect populations
United Nations Security Council
United_Nations_Security_Council
2005 nonfiction book by Jeffrey Sachs
combined gross national product of first-world countries would be sufficient to achieve that goal. 2005 World Summit Dambisa Moyo, Zambian-born author and
The_End_of_Poverty
Annual G20 conference
The 2008 G20 Washington Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy was the first meeting, held in Washington, D.C., United States. It achieved
2008_G20_Washington_summit
Meeting of ASEAN member states
(Asia) and international (worldwide) conference, with world leaders attending its related summits and meetings to discuss various problems and global issues
ASEAN_Summit
French pilot
On May 14, 2005, he became the first (and only) person to land a helicopter, the Eurocopter AS350 Squirrel, on the 8,848 m (29,030 ft) summit of Mount Everest
Didier_Delsalle
The World Summit Awards (WSA) rewards Information and Communications Technologies projects that have a positive impact on society at the local level. The
World_Summit_Awards
Japanese mountain climber (1949–1996)
Seven Summits. Namba worked as a businesswoman for FedEx in Japan, but her hobby of mountaineering took her all over the world. She first summited Kilimanjaro
Yasuko_Namba
of the General Assembly (GA) with Civil Society, held prior to the 2005 World Summit. Since then, UN-NGLS expertise has been sought to spearhead civil
United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service
United_Nations_Non-Governmental_Liaison_Service
Collaborative management for governance
internet governance dominated the 2003-2005 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). However the summit failed to address the digital divide to
Multistakeholder_governance
Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer
Chhang Dawa Sherpa, hold the Guinness World Records of the world's first two brothers to successfully summit the 14 eight thousanders By October 2024
Mingma_Sherpa
"Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 16 September 2005 – 60/1. 2005 World Summit Outcome". undocs.org. United Nations. A/RES/60/1. Archived from
Small_Five_Group
Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer
till 2019 to summit the 14 highest peaks. Dawa and his brother Mingma Sherpa together hold the world record as "first brothers to summit the 14 highest
Chhang_Dawa_Sherpa
2020-05-07. "Summit Awards". "Elevator takes international creative award — the 2005 Summit Creative Awards | Elevator". May 2005. "World Summit Awards".
Summit_Awards
highest saddle connecting it to a higher summit, a measure called topographic prominence or re-ascent (the higher summit is called the "parent peak"). A common
List of highest mountains on Earth
List_of_highest_mountains_on_Earth
United Nations working group
multistakeholder working group initiated after the 2003 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) first phase Summit in Geneva failed to agree on the future of
Working Group on Internet Governance
Working_Group_on_Internet_Governance
United Nations resolution adopted in 2005
declaration of the 2005 World Summit. In the preamble of the resolution, the council reaffirmed the outcome of the 2005 World Summit and recognised that
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1645
United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1645
Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2004–2006; 2010)
establishing a republic. On Friday 16 September 2005, Toafa represented Tuvalu at the UN '2005 World Summit' discussing the problems faced by Small Island
Maatia_Toafa
United Nations resolution adopted in 2005
Security Council resolution 1625, adopted unanimously at the 2005 World Summit on 14 September 2005, the Council adopted a declaration on the role of the Security
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1625
United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1625
Addresses 2005 World Summit | UN Photo". media.un.org. 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2025-08-19. "Musharraf meets Manmohan Singh". DAWN.COM. 2005-09-17. Retrieved
List of international presidential trips made by Pervez Musharraf
List_of_international_presidential_trips_made_by_Pervez_Musharraf
Group of countries not in major power blocs
Cedric. "Equity in Third World Relations: a third world perspective". International Affairs 71, 3 (1995), 567–587. XII Summit, Durban, South Africa, 2–3
Non-Aligned_Movement
The Summit of World Religious Leaders is an annual meeting of religious leaders. Although there are other Interfaith World Summits where religious leaders
World Summit of Religious Leaders
World_Summit_of_Religious_Leaders
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
ISBN 9788817090230. History of 7 Summits project – who was first? "Nanga Parbat Body Ends Messner Controversy". Outdoors Magic. 19 August 2005. Retrieved 14 March
Reinhold_Messner
Intergovernmental organization organ
major reform was approved by the 2005 World Summit based on proposals submitted by secretary-general Kofi Annan. The Summit aimed to establish ECOSOC as a
United Nations Economic and Social Council
United_Nations_Economic_and_Social_Council
First Filipino saint and Martyr
Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to Participate in the 2005 World Summit – High Level plenary session of the 60th Session of the United Nations
Lorenzo_Ruiz
the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." At the 2005 World Summit it was noted that this requires the reconciliation of environmental
Sustainable development in Scotland
Sustainable_development_in_Scotland
встретится с Обамой на саммите G20 в Мексике, Putin will meet Obama in G-20 Summit in Mexico, Vesti.ru (Russian) "Владимир Путин примет участие в саммите "большой
List of international presidential trips made by Vladimir Putin
List_of_international_presidential_trips_made_by_Vladimir_Putin
Earth's highest mountain
from the first successful summit in 1953 to 1983. Nearly all attempts at the summit are done using one of two main routes. In 2005–07, more than half elected
Mount_Everest
British mountaineer and adventurer (born 1984)
Mount Everest in 2005, aged 21 years 4 months. In doing so, Meyer also became the youngest man in the world to climb the Seven Summits. More recently in
Jake_Meyer
Highest mountain of Russia and Europe
Elbrus has two summits, both of which are dormant volcanic domes. The taller, western summit is 5,642 metres (18,510 ft); the eastern summit is 5,621 metres
Mount_Elbrus
2008 international leader meeting in Japan
(1979, 1986, 1993) and Nago, Okinawa (2000). The G8 summit has evolved beyond being a gathering of world political leaders to become an occasion for a wide
34th_G8_summit
Italian mountaineer
with a new climbing partner, Abele Blanc and together they would summit many of the world's highest peaks together. In 2001 he cycled the entire length of
Christian_Kuntner
Nepalese-British mountaineer
youngest 14 peak summiteer". The Himalayan Times. Ltd, Nims Dai. "Mountaineer Nimsdai "Nims" Purja sets three new world records on the world's highest peaks
Tejan_Gurung
NATO diplomatic conference in the Netherlands
The 2025 The Hague summit was a meeting of the heads of state and heads of government of the thirty-two members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
2025_The_Hague_NATO_summit
Spanish Basque mountaineer
earlier, on May 23, 2001, when she reached the summit of Mount Everest. She has also completed the seven summits. Pasaban was born in Tolosa in the province
Edurne_Pasaban
International conference
The World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates was initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1990s, as a forum in which the Nobel Peace Laureates and the Peace
World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
World_Summit_of_Nobel_Peace_Laureates
Venezuela's foreign policy during Chávez administration
the toughest country in the world, the United States." Venezuela worked closely with its neighbors following the 1997 Summit of the Americas in many areas—particularly
Foreign policy of the Hugo Chávez administration
Foreign_policy_of_the_Hugo_Chávez_administration
Nepalese mountaineer
climbed the Seven Summits. Everest, Denali, Elbrus, Kilimanjaro Aconcagua, Vinson and Kosciuszko. Tashi Lakpa Sherpa is a Guinness World Records holder titled
Tashi_Lakpa_Sherpa
Recipient of Vir Chakra
which provided basis for the UN Secretary General's report to the 2005 World Summit. Since 2011, he is a distinguished fellow of the Institute for Defence
Satish_Nambiar
United Nations resolution adopted in 2006
BRILL. p. 314. ISBN 978-90-04-16317-1. 2005 World Summit Outcome Document. World Health Organization. 15 September 2005. p. 31: 138. Each individual State
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1674
United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1674
The following list of G20 summits summarizes all G20 conferences held at various different levels: summits of heads of state or heads of government, ministerial-level
List_of_G20_summits
Assembly, 14 September 2002 "2005 World Summit - 60th Session of the UN General Assembly" (PDF). UN. 16 September 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2015. Taafaki
Tuvalu_and_the_United_Nations
Mountain peaks of over 8,000 metres in elevation
by the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) with summits that exceed 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) in elevation above sea level and are
Eight-thousander
2005 film by Doug Liman
Bassett as the voice of Mr. Smith's boss, Atlanta (uncredited) In July 2000, Summit Entertainment had purchased screenwriter Simon Kinberg's spec script Mr
Mr._&_Mrs._Smith_(2005_film)
British Himalayan mountaineer
height), a feat he completed on 30 May 2005. Hinkes is the first British mountaineer to claim to have summited all 14 mountains with elevations above
Alan_Hinkes
NATO diplomatic conference in Washington, DC
The 2024 Washington summit was the summit of the heads of state and government of the thirty-two members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
2024_Washington_NATO_summit
United Nations intergovernmental advisory body
session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, as part of the 2005 World Summit Outcome. The debate over the reform of the United Nations systems
Peacebuilding_Commission
Association football tournament in Qatar
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in
2022_FIFA_World_Cup
UN project (2000–2015)
Millennium Summit in September 2000, world leaders initiated the development of the MDGs and set a completion date for the project of June 2005.[citation
United Nations Millennium Project
United_Nations_Millennium_Project
City in Union County, New Jersey, US
Summit is the northernmost city of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located within the New York metropolitan area. Situated on a ridge in
Summit,_New_Jersey
Actions of U.S. President Bill Clinton after leaving office
September 15–17, 2005 in New York City to coincide with the 2005 World Summit. The focus areas of the initiative include attempts to address world problems such
Post-presidency of Bill Clinton
Post-presidency_of_Bill_Clinton
14th highest mountain on Earth
14 January 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2024. Potterfield, Peter; Viesturs, Ed; Breashears, David (2009). Himalayan Quest: Ed Viesturs Summits All Fourteen
Shishapangma
British Indian Army officer, mountaineer
accompanying George Finch on the only summit attempt that used supplemental oxygen. Together they set a new mountaineering world record height of 27,300 ft (8
Geoffrey_Bruce
Basque mountain climber, summiteer of all eight-thousanders
reach a "double 14", summiting each 8000er twice. In April 2010 he reached 24 eight-thousanders, after climbing Annapurna, a world record. In 2011 he climbed
Juanito_Oiarzabal
Agency of the Philippine Government in the United States
Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to Participate in the 2005 World Summit - High Level plenary session of the 60th Session of the United Nations
Philippine_Center
Manga by Jiro Taniguchi
The Summit of the Gods (Japanese: 神々の山嶺, Hepburn: Kamigami no Itadaki) is a manga series written and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi. Based on a 1998 novel
The_Summit_of_the_Gods
Nepalese sherpa (born 1970)
25th summit 2025 – 24th summit 2024 – 23rd summit 2023 – 22nd summit 2021 – 21st summit 2019 – 20th summit 2017 – 19th summit 2016 – 18th summit with
Ang_Dorje_Sherpa
Iranian politician
was a big achievement." The 2005 World Summit on the Information Society was held in Tunisia from 16 to 19 November 2005. 12,000 officials from 50 different
Mohammad_Soleimani
Charity that advocates for the United Nations in the UK
input into the development of the UK government's priorities for the 2005 World Summit. The events attracted a cross-section of society,[citation needed]
United Nations Association – UK
United_Nations_Association_–_UK
APEC annual meeting
hosted the summit, having previously hosted in 2005. In March 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea formed the 2025 APEC Summit Host City
APEC_South_Korea_2025
Award
annual World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome. The purpose of the award is to recognize individuals who "from personalities from the world of culture
Man_of_Peace
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Norwegian
Norwegian : variant spelling of Vold (see Voll).English : topographic name for someone who lived on any of the areas of open upland known from Middle English times onwards as wolds (e.g. the Yorkshire Wolds or the Cotswolds). This term derives from Old English wald ‘forest’ (see Wald). After the extensive clearance of forests in England, from before the Norman Conquest onward, the Old English term wald came to denote open uplands (wolds) in Middle English in certain areas of England.
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The World; Word
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German (Wörl)
German (Wörl) : variant of Wehrle.English : perhaps a habitational name for someone from Worle in Somerset, which is most probably named with Old English wÅr ‘wood grouse’ + lÄ“ah ‘wood’, ‘(woodland) clearing’.
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World
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The Whole World; World; World Universe
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World
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Hindu, Indian
Light of the World; Another Word for Brahma
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World
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Two worlds, World and hereafter
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Two worlds, World and hereafter
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World
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World; Universe; Entire World
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English : unexplained.
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World; World Known
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Divyendu, Dibyendu the Moon
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Elf; Power
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English : patronymic from Houchen.
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Reviser, Teacher, Fem of mu
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Summary; Gist
Biblical
same as Senaah
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Wind; Air
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Victory of the People; Abbreviation of Nicole; Victory
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Son of Sun; Horse Rider
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n.
The customs, practices, and interests of men; general affairs of life; human society; public affairs and occupations; as, a knowledge of the world.
n.
The earth and its affairs as distinguished from heaven; concerns of this life as distinguished from those of the life to come; the present existence and its interests; hence, secular affairs; engrossment or absorption in the affairs of this life; worldly corruption; the ungodly or wicked part of mankind.
imp.
of Will
n.
The inhabitants of the earth; the human race; people in general; the public; mankind.
n.
Individual experience of, or concern with, life; course of life; sum of the affairs which affect the individual; as, to begin the world with no property; to lose all, and begin the world anew.
n.
The earth and its inhabitants, with their concerns; the sum of human affairs and interests.
v. t.
To ply with words; also, to cause to be by the use of a word or words.
n.
In a more restricted sense, that part of the earth and its concerns which is known to any one, or contemplated by any one; a division of the globe, or of its inhabitants; human affairs as seen from a certain position, or from a given point of view; also, state of existence; scene of life and action; as, the Old World; the New World; the religious world; the Catholic world; the upper world; the future world; the heathen world.
n.
See Weld.
n.
See 2d Weld.
a.
Wandering over the world.
n.
Any planet or heavenly body, especially when considered as inhabited, and as the scene of interests analogous with human interests; as, a plurality of worlds.
n.
As an emblem of immensity, a great multitude or quantity; a large number.
n.
A world between other worlds.
a.
Desiring or professing to be; vainly pretending to be; as, a would-be poet.
n.
The earth and the surrounding heavens; the creation; the system of created things; existent creation; the universe.
adv.
Readily; willingly; -- in this sense used with would, or some other word expressing will.
a.
Extended throughout the world; as, world-wide fame.
v. t.
To wind, or wrap; especially, to wind a rope round, as a mast or yard made of two or more pieces, at the place where it has been fished or scarfed, in order to strengthen it.
v. t.
Commonly used as an auxiliary verb, either in the past tense or in the conditional or optative present. See 2d & 3d Will.