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overall
- /ˌəʊ.vəˈɹɔːl/ UK
- /ˌoʊ.vɚˈɔl/ US
- /ˌoʊ.vɚˈɑl/ cot caught merger, dialectal
- /ˌoʊ.vɚˈɒl/ Canada, dialectal
- /ˈəʊ.və.ɹɔːl/ UK
- /ˈoʊ.vɚ.ɔl/ US
- /ˈoʊ.vɚ.ɑl/ cot caught merger, dialectal
- /ˈoʊ.vɚ.ɒl/ Canada, dialectal
Rhymes with -ɔːl
Where it comes from
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”).
adjective more overall · most overall
- All-encompassing, all around. 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.
adverb
- Generally; in general. Overall, there is not enough evidence to form a clear conclusion.
- Considering or taking into account everything. The frozen foods side of the business overall saw a loss.
Similar: all things considered
noun overalls
- 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.
- A garment, worn for manual labor, with an integral covering extending to the chest, supported by straps.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: general, total, gross, boilersuit, boilers suit, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-round, across-the-board, comprehensively, broad-based, comprehensive, wide-ranging, widespread, generally, comprehensiveness
adverb
Similar: all things considered
Translations
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adj all-encompassing
| Español | en conjunto |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 全面的 quánmiàn de, 綜合的 /综合的 zōnghé de |
| Português | abrangente, geral |
| Français | global, total |
| Deutsch | Gesamt- |
| Italiano | complessivo, globale, generale |
| Русский | о́бщий óbščij, всео́бщий vseóbščij, по́лный pólnyj, всеобъе́млющий vseobʺjémljuščij |
adv generally
| Español | resumidamente, al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas, en conjunto, todo sumado, omnímodamente |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 總地來說 /总地来说 zǒng de láishuō, 大體上 /大体上 dàtǐshang, 大致 dàzhì |
| Português | em geral |
| Français | en général, globalement |
| Deutsch | insgesamt, alles zusammengenommen |
| Italiano | tutto sommato, in generale, complessivamente, nell'insieme |
| Русский | в це́лом v célom, в о́бщем и це́лом v óbščem i célom, по́лностью pólnostʹju |
noun protective garment worn over clothing
| Español | braga, mono, overol, sobretodo, overalls |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 멜빵바지 melppangbaji, 오버올 obeool |
| 日本語 | オーバーオール ōbāōru |
| 中文 | 吊帶工裝褲 /吊带工装裤 diàodài gōngzhuāngkù, 工裝褲 /工装裤 gōngzhuāngkù, 吊帶褲 /吊带裤 diàodàikù |
| Kiswahili | surupwenye |
| Português | macacão, jardineira, jardineiras, fato-macaco, fato de macaco |
| Français | blouse, combinaison, salopette |
| Deutsch | Overall, Latzhose |
| Italiano | blusa, tuta da lavoro |
| Русский | комбинезо́н kombinezón |
| Tiếng Việt | quần yếm |
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title = {overall},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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