all over

See also: allover and all-over

English

Alternative forms

all-over

Adverb

all over (not comparable)

Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see all over.
Once the performance was all over, they left.
(idiomatic) Over an entire extent.
He was covered all over with mud.
(idiomatic) Everywhere.
I've looked all over for it.
(idiomatic) In every way; thoroughly.
Dancing with everyone, singing show tunes all night: that was Luke all over.

Derived terms

Translations

all over

Finnish: loppu (fi)
French: terminé (fr), achevé (fr)

German: vorbei (de)

over an entire extent

Finnish: kokonaan (fi)
French: tout (fr)

German: vollständig (de), ganz (de), ganz und gar (de)

everywhere

Finnish: kaikkialla (fi), kaikkialta (fi), kaikkialle (fi)
French: partout (fr)

German: überall (de), an jeder Stelle, an jedem Ort

in every way; thoroughly

Finnish: täysin (genitive) kaltaista (+ possessive suffix)
French: tout craché (fr)

German: typisch (de), ganz der/die/das

Preposition

Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see all over.
None of the paint was beneath the line. It was all over it.
(idiomatic) Everywhere; covering completely.
He dropped the bucket and got paint all over the floor and his clothes.

Derived terms

Translations

all over

German: ganz ... über, vollständig ... über

everywhere; covering completely

Arabic: جَمِيع أَنْحَاء‎ (jamīʿ ʾanḥāʾ), كُلّ‎ (kull)
Egyptian Arabic: جميع أنحاء‎ (gamiiʿ ʾanḥaaʾ)
Finnish: yltä päältä (fi), ympäri (fi)
German: ganz über, über ... ganze/n

Greek: παντού (el) (pantoú)
Scottish Gaelic: air feadh
Swedish: över hela
Vietnamese: khắp (vi)

Anagrams

overall, valerol

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