universally

Everyday

1. Universally means by everyone or everywhere, without exception. tree →
2. Universally also means true or used in all cases. tree →

In the lessons

In science and maths, universally true rules work everywhere. In everyday talk, universally loved means liked by everyone. Phrases: universally accepted, universally known, universally loved.

Examples

• Chocolate is almost universally loved. tree →
• The rule is universally accepted. tree →
• Gravity works universally. tree →
• Smiles are understood universally. tree →
• The book was universally praised. tree →
• No idea is universally liked. tree →
• That the lessons taught were of the highest moral character is universally admitted. tree →

Note

From «universal». Spelled with double «l». Be careful: few things are truly universal; writers often say «almost universally».

In Jewish tradition

In science and maths, universally true rules work everywhere. In everyday talk, universally loved means liked by everyone. Phrases: universally accepted, universally known, universally loved.

Examples

• Google's mission is to organize the world's information and to make it universally accessible and useful. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

From «universal». Spelled with double «l». Be careful: few things are truly universal; writers often say «almost universally».