Globe

Pronunciation: /ɡloʊb/

Definitions of globe

noun the earth

Example Sentences

A1 The globe is round.

A2 I bought a globe to help me study geography.

B1 The globe on my desk is a gift from my friend who loves to travel.

B2 The globe in the classroom is used to teach students about different countries.

C1 The globe trotter visited over 50 countries in just one year.

C2 The antique globe in the library is worth a fortune.

Examples of globe in a Sentence

formal The globe is a spherical model of the Earth.

informal I love looking at the globe and dreaming about traveling the world.

slang Check out this cool globe I found at the thrift store!

figurative His influence extends across the globe.

Grammatical Forms of globe

• past tense: globed
• plural: globes
• comparative: more globe
• superlative: most globe
• present tense: globe
• future tense: will globe
• perfect tense: have globed
• continuous tense: is globing
• singular: globe
• positive degree: globe
• infinitive: to globe
• gerund: globing
• participle: globed

Origin and Evolution of globe

First Known Use: 0015 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'globe' originated from the Latin word 'globus' meaning sphere or ball.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to refer to a spherical object, the word 'globe' evolved to also represent the Earth as a whole or a representation of the Earth in the form of a sphere.