“In the world” is a common expression for location or scope. “Of world” is usually incomplete unless another word modifies “world,” such as “of the world” or “world of.”
Use “in the world” to talk about something existing or happening globally or within human experience. “Of world” by itself is generally not standard English. English usually needs “of the world,” “world of,” or another modifier.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use “in the world” to mean anywhere on Earth or within all known experience.
Use “of the world” to describe something connected with the world or worldly life.
Use “world of” before a noun to describe an area full of a particular activity, feeling, or subject.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
The noun “world” usually needs an article or a different structure after “of.”
✕ the problems of world ✓ the problems of the world“In the world” refers to location or scope, while “world of” introduces a type of experience or field.
✕ a in the world of dreams ✓ a world of dreamsMany common expressions use “the world.”
✕ best player in world ✓ best player in the worldChoose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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It is uncommon by itself in standard English. English usually uses “of the world,” “world of,” or a modified form such as “of world history.”
The phrase refers to the whole world or to all known experience, as in “the best restaurant in the world.”
Yes, but usually in special structures such as “world history,” “world peace,” or “a world of opportunities.”
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