Relationships

mean the world to someone

be extremely emotionally important

To be extremely important to someone and make them feel deeply loved, supported, or valued.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

I kept your old birthday card.

Really? That means the world to me.

Play the conversation

Knowing you are here for me means the world to me.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Your kindness means the world for me.

Say: Your kindness means the world to me.

Use "to me" after "means the world" when saying how important something is to you.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

mean the world to someone; meant the world to someone; something means the world to me

Your turn: say it out loud

Knowing you are here for me means the world to me.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

mean the world to someone

be extremely emotionally important

“Knowing you are here for me means the world to me.”

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