Question

Read the sentences given below and find out the meanings
of world' in each sentence.
(a) My mother means the world to me.
(b) Vasco da Gama sailed round the world.
(c) He is a big name in the world of fashion.
d) Stars from the sporting and artistic worlds
participated in the function.
She is a simple person in real world as well as in
the movies.
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Answer 1

The meaning of 'world' in the above mentioned sentences:

1. Here world means everything
2. Here world means the earth
3. Here world means the field or domain
4. Here world means the field or domain
5. Here world means real life

Answer 2

The different meanings of 'world' in the given sentences are:

(a) Everything.

(b) The Earth.

(c)  The Field.

(d)  The domain/field.

(e)  Life

Explanation:

• Context always plays a vital role in determining the meaning of a word in specific construction.
• It allows the readers to connect to the idea and understand the point of view effectively.
• In the given sentences also, one common word i.e. 'world' has been used in all the sentences but in each sentence, it conveys a different meaning.
• It is the context that allows the readers to understand that in the first sentence, 'world' implies 'everything'(my mother is everything for me) while in the next it means 'the earth'(Vasco da Gama sailed around the earth) and so on.

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