Definition

Noun: - The best officially recognized achievement in a specific activity or competition across the entire world: A "world record" is the highest performance level, fastest time, greatest distance, largest amount, or other superlative measurement ever attained globally in a particular field, as verified by an official governing body.

Usage

• A "world record" is used to denote the ultimate benchmark in sports, games, or other measurable feats. It is typically set and ratified by an international authority (e.g., World Athletics, Guinness World Records).
• It is often used with verbs like , , , or .

Examples

• Noun:
  • She set a new world record in the 100-meter freestyle.
  • The company's sales figures are impressive, but they are not a world record.
  • He holds the world record for the longest time spent balancing on one foot.

Advanced Usage

• "to go for a world record": to attempt to break or establish a new world record.
  • The athlete trained for years to go for a world record in the marathon.
• "world-record pace": a speed or rate that is fast enough to break the existing world record.
  • She started the race at a world-record pace.

Variants and Related Words

• Record (noun): The best performance or most extreme instance of its kind, which may be at a local, national, or world level.
  • He broke the national record for the high jump.
• World-record holder (noun phrase): The person or team that currently possesses a world record.
  • The world-record holder in the shot put will compete tonight.

Synonyms

• Global best: The highest achievement worldwide.
• Ultimate benchmark: The definitive standard for comparison on a global scale.

Related Phrases

• Break the world record: To surpass the existing global best.
  • The cyclist aims to break the world record for the hour ride.
• Smash the world record: To break a world record by a very large margin.
  • The swimmer smashed the world record by a full two seconds.

Noun

1. the best record in the whole world