adj · neutral

global

UK/ˈɡləʊbəl/US/ˈɡloʊbəl/GLO·bal

Band 5-6task2speaking

relating to the whole world; worldwide

Examples

Global warming is a major concern for governments.

The company has a global presence in 20 countries.

Global trade affects local job markets.

Band 8 sentence

Global cooperation is indispensable if we are to tackle climate change effectively.

Collocations

  • global warming
  • global market
  • global scale

Word family

globe nglobal adjglobally adv

Common mistakes

globalize the company to other provincesexpand the company to other countries / go global

We should focus on global issues in my townWe should focus on local issues in my town

Say it for a higher band

5world6worldwide7+global

Synonyms

worldwide

international

Easily confused

worldwide

The product is sold worldwide.

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