Standard Lemma guide

globally

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈɡloʊbəli/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡləʊbəli/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: G L OW1 B AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In all places or situations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Over the entire planet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

throughout the world

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • this is globally significant

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English globe English -al English global Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English globally From global + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: joka paikassa — in all places
  • Finnish: kaikkialla — in all places
  • Italian: globalmente — in all places
  • Polish: globalnie — in all places
  • Portuguese: globalmente — in all places
  • Catalan: globalment — over the entire planet
  • Esperanto: tutmonde — over the entire planet
  • Finnish: globaalisti — over the entire planet
  • Finnish: maailmanlaajuisesti — over the entire planet
  • French: globalement — over the entire planet
  • Italian: globalmente — over the entire planet
  • Italian: a livello mondiale — over the entire planet
  • Polish: globalnie — over the entire planet
  • Portuguese: globalmente — over the entire planet
  • Russian: всемирно (vsemirno) — over the entire planet
  • Spanish: globalmente — over the entire planet
Real reading context

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