overall
See also: overalls
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English overall, overal, from Old English ofer eall, ofer ealle (“over all”), equivalent to over + all. Compare Saterland Frisian oural, uural (“everywhere”), West Frisian oeral (“everywhere”), Dutch overal (“everywhere”), German Low German overall, överall (“everywhere; all over”), German überall (“all over; everywhere”), Danish overalt (“everywhere”), Swedish överallt (“everywhere; overall”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) (adjective, adverb) IPA(key): /ˌəʊvəɹˈɔːl/
- (UK) (noun) IPA(key): /ˈəʊvəɹɔːl/
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- (US) (adjective, adverb) IPA(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈɔl/
- (US) (noun) IPA(key): /ˈoʊvɚɔl/
- (cot–caught merger, Inland Northern American) (adjective, adverb) IPA(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈɑl/
- (cot–caught merger, Inland Northern American) (noun) IPA(key): /ˈoʊvɚɑl/
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- Rhymes: -ɔːl
Adjective edit
overall (comparative more overall, superlative most overall)
- All-encompassing, all around.
- 1949, W. Keith Hancock, Margaret M. Gowing, British War Economy:
- We believe also that a controlled economy cannot be understood without some overall view of the controlling institutions: hence our short studies — shorter by far than the original drafts — of the central administration.
Synonyms edit
- big, entire, total, whole; see also Thesaurus:entire
- exhaustive, thorough; see also Thesaurus:comprehensive
Translations edit
all-encompassing
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Adverb edit
overall (not comparable)
- Generally; with everything considered.
- Overall, there is not enough evidence to form a clear conclusion.
Synonyms edit
- all things considered; see also Thesaurus:mostly
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
generally
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Noun edit
overall (plural overalls)
- (British) A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.
- (in the plural, US) A garment, worn for manual labor, with an integral covering extending to the chest, supported by straps.
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
protective garment worn over clothing
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Further reading edit
- “overall”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “overall”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English overall, from over + all.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
overall c
- a coverall
Declension edit
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | overall | overallen | overaller | overallerna |
Genitive | overalls | overallens | overallers | overallernas |
References edit
- overall in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).