global B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɡloʊbəl/ UK /ˈɡləʊbəl/ See IPA manual Freq #3791 Meanings 1 adj Affecting or relating to the whole world. Climate change is a global problem that needs international action. 2 adj Covering or considering all parts of something. The report takes a global view of the company's finances. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · affecting or relating to... worldwideworld-wide ↔ Opposites domesticlocalnationalregional Word family Derived forms antiglobalantiglobalistcircumglobalglobal-wideglobalisationglobalismglobalistglobalitarianglobalityglobalizationglobalizeglobally Related forms globeglobular Appears in Phrases (1) See all global organization an organization involving or operating across many countries Adjective + noun Proverbs (1) See all Think globally, act locally Matching variant: Think global, act local Etymology AI details From globe + -al; compare French global. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # global **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɡloʊbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡləʊbəl/ **Frequency rank:** 3791 ## Meanings 1. Affecting or relating to the whole world. 2. Covering or considering all parts of something. ## Examples - Climate change is a global problem that needs international action. - The report takes a global view of the company's finances. ## Antonyms - domestic - local - national - regional ## Derived Forms - antiglobal - antiglobalist - circumglobal - global-wide - globalisation - globalism - globalist - globalitarian - globality - globalization - globalize - globally ## Related Forms - globe - globular ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: -al - relating to ## Etymology From globe + -al; compare French global. ## AI Etymology Global comes from globe + -al; compare French global. In current use, the main senses are “Affecting or relating to the whole world” and “Covering or considering all parts of something”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown