overall

overall
o|ver|all1 W2S3 [ˌəuvərˈo:l US ˌouvərˈo:l] adj [only before noun]
considering or including everything
▪ The overall cost of the exhibition was £400,000.
▪ The overall result is an increase in population.
▪ An overall winner and a runner-up were chosen.
▪ We don't want all the details now, just the overall picture.
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HINT sense 1
Do not say 'in the overall' or 'on the overall'. Say on the whole: In spite of the film's many faults, on the whole it's worth seeing.
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overall 2
overall2 adv
1.) considering or including everything
▪ Williams came fifth overall.
▪ What will it cost, overall?
2.) [sentence adverb]
generally
▪ Overall, prices are still rising.
overall 3
o|ver|all3 [ˈəuvəro:l US ˈouvəro:l] n
1.) BrE
a loose-fitting piece of clothing like a coat, that is worn over clothes to protect them
2.) overalls [plural] AmE
heavy cotton trousers with a piece covering your chest, held up by pieces of cloth that go over your shoulders
British Equivalent: dungarees
3.) overalls [plural] BrE
a piece of clothing like a shirt and trousers in one piece that is worn over other clothes to protect them
American Equivalent: coveralls

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • Overall — Sm einteiliger Arbeitsanzug erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. overall (eigentlich über alles ), aus ne. over über und ne. all alles .    Ebenso nndl. overall, ne. overall, nschw. overall, nnorw. overall; über, all …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Overall — »einteiliger Schutzanzug« (für Mechaniker, Sportler u. a.): Der Name des Kleidungsstücks wurde im 20. Jh. aus gleichbed. engl. overall entlehnt, einer Bildung aus engl. over »über« und all »alles«, eigentlich also »(das, was) über alles… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • overall — [adj] complete, general all embracing, blanket, comprehensive, global, inclusive, long range, long term, sweeping, thorough, total, umbrella; concept 772 Ant. incomplete, narrow, specific overall [adv] in general all over, chiefly, everyplace,… …   New thesaurus

  • Overall — O ver*all, adv. Everywhere. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • overall — index comprehensive, omnibus Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Overall — Overall,der:⇨Schutzanzug …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • overall — → overol …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

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  • overall n — overall adj …   English expressions

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