adjectiveIntermediate

global

US

/ˈɡloʊbəl/

UK

/ˈɡləʊbəl/

Meaning

Involving or affecting the whole world, or relating to people and places across many countries.

पूरी दुनिया से जुड़ा हुआ या दुनिया भर के लोगों और जगहों को प्रभावित करने वाला।

Examples

“Climate change is a global challenge that requires cooperation between countries.”

global + nounworldwide issue

“The company is building a global network of suppliers and customers.”

global + nounbusiness

“The brand now operates globally, with customers in more than thirty countries.”

adverb formbusiness

Useful patterns

global + noun: a global problemon a global scaleglobal in scopeoperate or compete globally

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Word family

globally(adverb)
globalize(verb)
globalization(noun)

Common collocations

global economyglobal warmingglobal marketglobal communityglobal issueglobal network

Common mistakes

Not natural: The news spread global within a few hours.

Better: The news spread globally within a few hours.

Use the adverb globally to describe how something spreads; global is an adjective.

किसी चीज़ के फैलने का तरीका बताने के लिए adverb globally इस्तेमाल करें; global adjective है।

Not natural: This is global problem for every country.

Better: This is a global problem for every country.

A singular countable noun such as problem usually needs an article like a.

Problem एक singular countable noun है, इसलिए उसके पहले आमतौर पर a जैसा article चाहिए।

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worldwideinternationalplanet-wideworld-spanning
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Learner tip

Use global for worldwide scope, globally for an action spanning countries, and local for something limited to one area.

दुनिया भर के दायरे के लिए global, देशों में फैली किसी क्रिया के लिए globally, और एक इलाके तक सीमित चीज़ के लिए local कहें।

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A global issue affects which area?

Global issue किस क्षेत्र को प्रभावित करता है?