mean the whole world to

English

Verb

mean the whole world to (third-person singular simple present means the whole world to, present participle meaning the whole world to, simple past and past participle meant the whole world to)

1. Alternative form of mean the world to
   • 2009 October 29, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], “Little Star”, in Mr Stink, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 263:

     That Mr Stink had saved up all his pennies to buy her something meant the whole world to her. “I will treasure this for ever, I promise.”