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Idiom idiom

mean the world to


To be loved or cared about a great deal by.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

My dog means the world to me.

CONTEXTUAL

She keeps that old photograph in her wallet because it means the world to her.

COMPLEX

The quiet encouragement he received from his mentor during those difficult years meant the world to him, shaping the person he eventually became.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all over the world

    throughout the world, everywhere, worldwide, globally.

  2. 02

    and I don't mean maybe

    Indicating that one is serious and not joking about a matter.

  3. 03

    best of both worlds

    A combination of two seemingly contradictory benefits.

  4. 04

    come into the world

    To be born.

  5. 05

    coming into the world

    The act of being born; a birth.

  6. 06

    dead to the world

    Sound asleep.

  7. 07

    edge of the world

    A very remote place.

  8. 08

    end of the world

    Any change that seems catastrophic or devastating.

Last updated August 10, 2026