adjective
worldwide, global
B1
"weltweit" means "worldwide" or "global" — referring to something that spans the whole world. It’s not gradable and lacks comparative/superlative forms. Used adjectivally (weltweit bekannt) or adverbially. Common in media, business, and statistics; no special prepositions or irregular morphology. Often collocates with verbs like 'sein' or nouns like 'Netzwerk'.
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Die Firma hat weltweit Kunden.
The company has customers worldwide.
Die Organisation arbeitet weltweit an Projekten zum Umweltschutz.
The organization works on environmental projects around the globe.
Das Unternehmen expandierte, obwohl es zuvor nicht weltweit bekannt war.
The company expanded, although it had not previously been known worldwide.
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imagine a world map with pins everywhere to represent 'worldwide'
sounds like 'world-wide' in English
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Weltweit is commonly used to describe something that extends or applies across the whole world (companies, events, problems).