mean the whole world to

A form of mean the world to — To be loved or cared about a great deal by.

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Meanings

verbmean the whole world to (third-person singular simple present means the whole world to, present participle meaning the whole world to, simple past and past participle meant the whole world to)

present singular third person means the whole world to · participle present meaning the whole world to · participle past meant the whole world to · past meant the whole world to

  1. alternativeAlternative form of mean the world to.

    That Mr Stink had saved up all his pennies to buy her something meant the whole world to her. “I will treasure this for ever, I promise.”

    2009 October 29, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], “Little Star”, in Mr Stink, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 263

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APA

mean the whole world to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mean%20the%20whole%20world%20to

MLA

“mean the whole world to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mean%20the%20whole%20world%20to. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mean the whole world to,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mean%20the%20whole%20world%20to.

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