Definitions for global
ˈgloʊ bəlglob·al

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. global, planetary, world(a), worldwide, world-wide(adj)

   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, spherical(adj)

   having the shape of a sphere or ball

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

GCIDE(3.00 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. global(adj.)

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

Wiktionary(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. global(Noun)

   A globally scoped identifier.

2. global(Adjective)

   spherical, ball-shaped

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

3. global(Adjective)

   of or relating to a globe or sphere

4. global(Adjective)

   Concerning all parts of the world.

   Pollution is a global problem.

5. global(Adjective)

   of a variable, accessible by all parts of a program

   Global variables keep support engineers employed.

Editors Contribution(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Mike Hawes:

   Uncertainty has already paralyzed investment, cost jobs and damaged our global reputation, we desperately need parliament to come together to restore stability so that we can start to rebuild investor confidence and get back to the business of delivering for the economy.

2. Maxim Behar:

   My global PR revolution thesis will certainly not go down without criticism. The most severe criticism should be expected from the people who don`t know the PR industry. They might say, Revolution? What revolution? Facebook is just out there anyway!

3. Yang Changhua:

   But expected additional copper from the Oyu Tolgoi mine would pile pressure on the global copper market, which is not likely to improve strongly in the coming two years.

4. Russian President Vladimir Putin:

   The basic principles of international cooperation have been ignored more often in the last decades - the principles that were hard won by humankind following the global hardships of the war, we've seen attempts to create a unipolar world.

5. Ben Carson:

   I think it's a good idea, I actually agree with that, but I think that that's only a small part of it, we need to have a much bigger plan when it comes to battling the global jihadist -- because they have big ideas about what they want to do to us and to our way of life.

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