Definitions for global
ˈgloʊ bəlglob·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 8 votes

1. global, planetary, world(a), worldwide, world-wideadjective

   involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope

   "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance"

2. ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, sphericaladjective

   having the shape of a sphere or ball

   "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey

GCIDERate this definition:3.0 / 6 votes

1. globaladjective

   (Computers) Accessible and effective throughout an entire computer program, rather than in only one subroutine; -- used of variables; as, global variable. Opposite of local.

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. globalnoun

   A globally scoped identifier.

2. globaladjective

   spherical, ball-shaped

   In the center was a small, global mass....

3. globaladjective

   of or relating to a globe or sphere

4. globaladjective

   Concerning all parts of the world.

   Pollution is a global problem.

5. globaladjective

   of a variable, accessible by all parts of a program

   Global variables keep support engineers employed.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Global

   Global refers to something that relates to or affects the entire world or a large part of it. It can be used to describe phenomena, issues, events, or trends that are global in nature, encompassing multiple countries or regions. The term emphasizes the interconnectedness and interdependence of various parts of the world, highlighting the impact and reach of certain aspects on a global scale.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. global

   Relating to the world or all countries of the world.

   Global change is here and we are moving through moments of time creating peace, calm, stability, unity, solidarity, cohesion, understanding, optimum health, human rights, sustainable development goals and shared prosperity for all.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 4, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'global' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2773

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'global' in Adjectives Frequency: #376

How to pronounce global?

1. Alex

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   Libby

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of global in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of global in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of global in a Sentence

1. John Holdren:

   It sends a very important signal to the rest of the world on one of the biggest problems we face, i think it is very important that The US demonstrates once again that The US will take the global climate change challenge seriously.

2. Andy Palmer:

   Taking this debt on - short-term debt - is we think the correct tool to completely remove that thesis that we don't have sufficient liquidity, in every substantial and material way, this ensures that we can get through to DBX in spite of what all of those global uncertainties might throw at us.

3. Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Pruzan:

   So far in the quarter, some of the key drivers that will likely drive client activity are mixed, drivers of near-term uncertainty, including Federal Reserve, China, commodities and global growth, have not diminished.

4. Greg McKenna:

   Around a million barrels of oil a day is likely to disappear from global oil markets if the U.S. sanctions on Iran bite, but it is still far from certain that they will bite in the way intended ... Germany has said it will protect its companies from U.S. sanctions, Iran has said French oil giant Total (TOTF.PA) has yet to pull out of its fields and all the while it seems the Chinese are ready to fill the void created by the U.S.

5. Torsten Slok:

   I can't ever remember a situation when we've seen anything like this before, when I was at the IMF there was only one global business cycle. In the late 1990s and early 2000s it would have been impossible to imagine the kind of decoupling we have today.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=global
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=global
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Global
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com