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Climate change is a global issue.
What does Global mean?
Global means worldwide or across the whole world.
Dictionary definition
Related to the whole world or affecting many countries and places.
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Global in a sentence
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The company sells products to a global audience.
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A global problem may require people in many countries to work together.
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What does global mean?
Global describes something connected to the whole world or many countries.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses global correctly?
A global audience can include people from around the world.
Practice 3
Which word is most opposite to global?
Local means limited to a nearby area, unlike global.
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Global
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gloh · bul · strongest beat: gloh
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WordGlobal.
Partadjective.
MeaningGlobal means worldwide or across the whole world.
ExampleExample: Climate change is a global issue.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- gloh · bul
- Strongest beat
- gloh
- Ending
- bul
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on gloh.
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Synonyms
Words like Global
worldwideHappening or existing around the world.
internationalInvolving more than one country.
planetwideAcross the planet; less common but clear in meaning.
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Word family
Global word family
Base word
global
adverb
globally
Around the world or worldwide.
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Understand Global
Hint for students
Global means connected to the whole world or many parts of the world, not just one town or country.
Common mix-up
Global is not the same as large. Something can be large in one place, but global means it reaches or involves the world.
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Write one sentence that shows global without using the word global. Model sentence: "Students from many countries joined the same online project." Clue words: many countries, same online project. Now try your own sentence. Ask: Does my sentence show something connected to the whole world or many countries?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The storm became a global news story because people around the world followed it." Why does global fit better than local?
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