universe
pronunciation
How to pronounce universe in British English:
UK [ˈjuːnɪvɜːs]
How to pronounce universe in American English:
US [ˈjuːnɪvɜːrs]
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- Noun:
- everything that exists anywhere
- (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
- everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
Word Origin
- universe
- universe: [14] Universe denotes etymologically ‘turned into one’, hence ‘whole, indivisible’. It goes back ultimately to Latin ūniversus ‘whole, entire’, a compound adjective formed from ūnus ‘one’ and versus, the past participle of vertere ‘turn’. Its neuter form, ūniversum, was used as a noun meaning the ‘whole world’ (based on the model of Greek to hólon ‘the whole’), and this passed into English via Old French univers. The Latin derivative ūniversālis gave English universal [14].=> convert, version
- universe (n.)
- 1580s, "the whole world, cosmos, the totality of existing things," from Old French univers (12c.), from Latin universum "all things, everybody, all people, the whole world," noun use of neuter of adjective universus "all together, all in one, whole, entire, relating to all," literally "turned into one," from unus "one" (see one) + versus, past participle of vertere "to turn" (see versus).
Example
- 1. Because I know the universe is timeless and boundless .
- 2. And within the social networking universe there may be spectacular winners .
- 3. When you act , the universe responds and matches your actions with support , opportunity and serendipity .
- 4. Was this how the universe began ?
- 5. How big is the universe beyond ?