# lume

**Part of speech:** NOUN  
**Frequency rank:** #100 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

A very common Romanian noun meaning “world,” “people,” or “the public,” depending on context. It is also used in fixed everyday phrases like „toată lumea” (“everybody”).

## Meanings

- **world; the earth; the human world** — The most common abstract sense, referring to the world as a whole or the human/social world.
- **people; everybody; the public** — Used especially in phrases like „toată lumea” or „lumea spune”.
- **crowd; social circle; society** — Can refer to a group of people or the social environment in a more general way.

## Example sentences

- Toată lumea știe numele lui. — _Everybody knows his name._
- Lumea se schimbă foarte repede. — _The world is changing very fast._
- Am călătorit prin lume timp de doi ani. — _I traveled around the world for two years._

## Forms

lumea, lume, lumii, lumi, lumilor, lumile

## Nearby words by frequency

- [unul](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/unul)
- [pune](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pune)
- [sigur](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sigur)
- [prea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/prea)
- [cât](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/c%C3%A2t)
- [auzi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/auzi)
- [cineva](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/cineva)
- [atât](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/at%C3%A2t)
- [viață](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/via%C8%9B%C4%83)
- [poate](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/poate)
- [ajunge](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ajunge)
- [bună](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/bun%C4%83)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/lume](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/lume) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.