overall
See also: overalls
English
Etymology
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
- Rhymes: -ɔːl
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective
overall (comparative more overall, superlative most overall)
- All-encompassing, all around.
- 1949, W. Keith Hancock and 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.
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Synonyms
- big, entire, total, whole; see also Thesaurus:entire
- exhaustive, thorough; see also Thesaurus:comprehensive
Translations
all-encompassing
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Adverb
overall (not comparable)
- Generally; with everything considered.
- Overall, there is not enough evidence to form a clear conclusion.
Synonyms
- all things considered; see also Thesaurus:mostly
Translations
generally
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Noun
overall (plural overalls)
- (Britain) 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.
Translations
protective garment worn over clothing
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Further reading
- overall in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- overall in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔvɛˈroːl/, /ɔvɛˈral/
Declension
Declension of overall | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | overall | overallen | overaller | overallerna |
Genitive | overalls | overallens | overallers | overallernas |
References
- overall in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
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