globe

UK: /ˈgləʊb/ US: /gloʊb/ ,(glōb)

Inflections of 'globe' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

globes

v 3rd person singular

globing

v pres p

globed

v past

globed

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

globe /gloʊb/   n. [countable]

1. Astronomy, Geography [singular* the + ~] the planet Earth.
2. Astronomy, Geography a planet or other celestial body.
3. Astronomy, Geography a round ball or sphere on which is shown a map of the earth.
4. a spherical body;
   sphere.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

globe  (glōb), n., v., globed, glob•ing. 
n. 

1. Astronomy, Geography the planet Earth (usually prec. by the).
2. Astronomy, Geography a planet or other celestial body.
3. Astronomy, Geography, Place Names a sphere on which is depicted a map of the earth (terrestrial globe) or of the heavens (celestial globe). 
4. a spherical body;
   sphere.
5. anything more or less spherical, as a lampshade or a glass fishbowl.
6. a golden ball traditionally borne as an emblem of sovereignty;
   orb.

v.t. 

7. to form into a globe.

v.i. 

8. to take the form of a globe.

• Latin globus round body, ball, sphere
• Middle French globe
• late Middle English 1400–50

globe′like′, adj. 
Synonyms

• 1. See earth. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

globe / ɡləʊb/ noun

1. a sphere on which a map of the world or the heavens is drawn or represented
2. the globe ⇒ the world; the earth
3. a planet or some other astronomical body
4. an object shaped like a sphere, such as a glass lampshade or fish-bowl
5. an electric light bulb
6. an orb, usually of gold, symbolic of authority or sovereignty

verb

1. to form or cause to form into a globe

Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French, from Latin globus

ˈglobeˌlike adjective