überall

German

Etymology

über +‎ all. Compare English overall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌyːbɐˈʔal/ (without phrasal stress)

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• IPA^(key): /ˌyːbəˈʁal/ (southern Germany and Austria)
• IPA^(key): /ˌʏbɐˈʔal/ (western Germany)

• Rhymes: -al

Adverb

überall

1. everywhere

   Wir haben überall nach dem Ball gesucht.

   We've looked for the ball everywhere.

2. anywhere (in whatever place)

   Der Ball könnte überall sein.

   The ball could be anywhere.

3. (colloquial, regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) forms prepositional adverbs of alles (“everything”)

   Ich hab’s überall mit probiert, aber der Fleck geht nicht raus.

   I’ve tried it with everything, but the stain won’t come out.

4. (colloquial, regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) is added to a prepositional adverb in order to express that the latter includes a wide variety of items

   Davon hab ich überall noch nie gehört.

   I’ve never heard about all those things.

Synonyms

• allerorts, allerorten (both rare and literary)

Antonyms

• nirgendwo

Related terms

• irgendwo

Further reading

• “überall” in Duden online
• “überall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache