Universe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

everything that exists anywhere

(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/jˈuːnɪvˌɜːs/

🇬🇧British English

/jˈuːnɪvˌɜːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/jˈuːnɪvˌɜːs/

3 syllables Say it as /jˈuːnɪvˌɜːs/.

Examples

they study the evolution of the universe
the biggest tree in existence
it is an estimate of the mean of the population

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

world universe of discourse existence population creation cosmos macrocosm

Parts of Speech

noun	everything that exists anywhere “they study the evolution of the universe”
noun	(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn “it is an estimate of the mean of the population”
noun	everything stated or assumed in a given discussion

Word Forms

universal	adjective	of worldwide scope or applicability; ; - Christopher Morley
cosmic	adjective	inconceivably extended in space or time
macrocosmic	adjective	relating to or constituting a macrocosm

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Universum

alles, was irgendwo existiert

🇫🇷French

univers

tout ce qui existe quelque part

🇪🇸Spanish

universo

todo lo que existe en cualquier lugar

🇮🇹Italian

universo

tutto ciò che esiste ovunque

🇳🇱Dutch

universum

alles wat waar dan ook bestaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

universo

tudo o que existe em qualquer lugar

🇷🇺Russian

вселенная

все, что существует где угодно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ब्रह्मांड

वह सब कुछ जो कहीं भी मौजूद है

🇧🇩Bengali

মহাবিশ্ব

যে কোন জায়গায় বিদ্যমান সবকিছু

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரபஞ்சம்

எங்கும் உள்ள அனைத்தும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విశ్వం

ఎక్కడైనా ఉన్న ప్రతిదీ

🇮🇳Marathi

विश्व

कोठेही अस्तित्वात असलेली प्रत्येक गोष्ट

🇮🇳Gujarati

બ્રહ્માંડ

દરેક વસ્તુ જે ગમે ત્યાં અસ્તિત્વમાં છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡ

ಎಲ್ಲಿಯಾದರೂ ಇರುವ ಎಲ್ಲವೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രപഞ്ചം

എവിടെയും നിലനിൽക്കുന്ന എല്ലാം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬ੍ਰਹਿਮੰਡ

ਹਰ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਕਿਤੇ ਵੀ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کائنات

ہر وہ چیز جو کہیں بھی موجود ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宇宙

任何地方存在的一切

🇯🇵Japanese

宇宙

どこにでも存在するすべてのもの

🇰🇷Korean

우주

어디에나 존재하는 모든 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vũ trụ

mọi thứ tồn tại ở bất cứ đâu

🇹🇭Thai

จักรวาล

ทุกสิ่งที่มีอยู่ทุกที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

semesta

segala sesuatu yang ada dimana saja

🇵🇭Filipino

sansinukob

lahat ng bagay na umiiral kahit saan

🇲🇾Malay

alam semesta

semua yang ada di mana-mana

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكون

كل ما هو موجود في أي مكان

🇮🇷Persian

کیهان

هر چیزی که در هر جایی وجود دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

evren

her yerde var olan her şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

עוֹלָם

כל מה שקיים בכל מקום

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What is the primary definition of the word 'universe'?

The primary meaning of 'universe' is 'everything that exists anywhere'.

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Using 'universe' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'universe' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'universe' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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