English · Word Candidate

global

/ˈɡləʊ.bəl/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: globals

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Concerning all parts of the world.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Liên quan đến tất cả các phần của thế giới

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Adjective

Examples

Pollution is a global problem.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Pertaining to the whole of something; total, universal

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thuộc về toàn bộ thứ gì; tổng, toàn cầu

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Adjective

Examples

The first account that is created when you sign up is the global Administrator.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A globally scoped identifier.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một định danh có phạm vi toàn cầu

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

In the global manner; world-wide.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Theo cách toàn cầu; toàn thế giới

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Adverb

Examples

Coca-Cola, for example, shifted its stance, unsuccessfully, between “think global, act global” and “think local, act local” during the tenures of three different CEOs in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “global” mean?

Concerning all parts of the world.

Is “global” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.