think the world of
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Meaning · English
To have a very high opinion of someone or something
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Có ý kiến rất cao về ai đó hoặc một điều gì đó
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: consider the entire world to be equal in value
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Er and they thought of, I mean they thought the world of their their animals and but
Don't they just think the world of themselves?’
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “think the world of” mean?
To have a very high opinion of someone or something Literally: consider the entire world to be equal in value
Is “think the world of” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.