Words / B1

GLOHB-uh-lee/ˈɡləʊbəli/

Globally means across the whole world: report globally; think globally. Global is the adjective (already in the dictionary). Worldwide is a close twin. Internationally can mean between countries without covering every country. Firms report emissions globally, not only from UK plants.

Meaning

In a way that affects the whole world.

Examples

• “The firm reports emissions globally, not only from UK plants.”
• “The outbreak was tracked globally by public-health teams.”

Good to know

globally + verb (report, operate, rise). Adjective: global. Close: worldwide. Narrower: internationally. ESG/climate reports.

Near in meaning

worldwide

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