How to Pronounce "in a world of your own"
expression
IN-uh WURLD uh YOR-own
IN-uh WURD uh YAWN
Definition
If you are 'in a world of your own,' you are so lost in thought, imagination, or daydreaming that you do not notice what is happening around you.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈwɝɫd/ /ˈəv/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈoʊn
British English
ˈɪn/ /æɪ/ /wˈɜːld/ /ˈɒv/ /jˈɔː/ /ˈəʊn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
IN-uh WURLD uh YOR-own
UK
IN-uh WURD uh YAWN
Listen in Context
Sometimes I sit quietly and feel in a world of my own.
The students were playing, but Lily looked in a world of her own.
He was drawing and seemed in a world of his own.
Sorry, I didn't hear you. I was in a world of my own.