die Welt umrunden

to travel around the world

Türkçe: dünyayı gezmek

Noun

Welt f.

Verb

umrunden

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Die Seglerin umrundet die Welt in Rekordzeit von 80 Tagen.

How it is used

Means 'to travel around the world' literally or 'to operate globally.' Neutral register. Use when describing a company's international expansion or a round-the-world trip. Implies comprehensive coverage.

Other verbs that go with Welt

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• die Welt verbessernto make the world a better place
• die Welt erschütternto shake the world
• etw. aus der Welt räumen / schaffento eliminate a problem, misunderstanding, or obstacle
• jdn. zur Welt bringento give birth to someone
• zur Welt kommento be born

All collocations with Welt