überhaupt

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German überhaupt.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adverb

überhaupt

  1. at all; anyway; in the first place
    Hoe is het heelal überhaupt ontstaan?
    How did the universe originate in the first place?
    Weet je überhaupt wel wat dat betekent, of praat je gewoon uit je nek?
    Do you know what that means at all, or are you just making things up as you go along?

Synonyms


German

Etymology

From Middle High German überhoubet, equivalent to über- + Haupt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /yːbɐˈhaʊ̯pt/
  • (file)

Adverb

überhaupt

  1. at all; anyway
    Hört Ihr mir überhaupt zu?
    Are you listening to me at all?
  2. actually
  3. even

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • überhaupt erst (in the first place)
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