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mean the whole world to

mean the whole world to is the alternative form of mean the world to.

Meaning of mean the world to

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be loved or cared about a great deal by.
    • He meant the world to her.
  2. (idiomatic) To be of great importance to someone.
    • Your respect and kind words mean the world to me.

Forms of mean the whole world to

third-person singular presentmeans the whole world to
present participlemeaning the whole world to
past participlemeant the whole world to
pastmeant the whole world to

Questions about mean the whole world to

What is mean the whole world to the alternative form of?
Mean the whole world to is the alternative form of mean the world to.

Words near mean the whole world to in the dictionary

  1. mean streets
  2. mean sun
  3. mean suns
  4. mean survival time
  5. mean survival times
  6. mean the whole world to
  7. mean the world to
  8. mean time
  9. mean time to failure
  10. mean times
  11. mean to

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