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overview
- /ˈəʊ.vəˌvjuː/ UK
- /ˈoʊ.vɚˌvjuː/ US
noun overviews
- A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation. With that in mind, here is an attempt to provide an overview of what's happening where, as well as a recap on some of the major announcements that have taken place in the past few months.
- A view from above.
- An inspection. Are we betray’d thus to thy over-view?
verb overviews · overviewing · overviewed
- To engage in an overview; to provide a brief summary. Gouldner, on the other hand, overviewed all of sociology as it exists in the Western world today, using Talcott Parsons as a "representative" example of its dominant mode of thought.
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Closest in meaning: abstract, briefing, compendium, summarization, summarize, wrap-up, synopsis, recapitulation, summary, synoptic, descriptive, indication, scenario, memorandum, narrative, story
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noun brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
| Español | resumen, visión de conjunto, descripción general, visualización conjunta, vista en conjunto, panorama |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 개요 gaeyo |
| 日本語 | 概要 gaiyō |
| 中文 | 概觀 /概观 gàiguān |
| हिन्दी | अवलोकन avlokan |
| Português | visão geral, breve resumo, apanhado |
| Français | vue d'ensemble, résumé, synthèse, survol, aperçu |
| Deutsch | Übersicht, Überblick |
| Italiano | visione d'insieme, resoconto, panoramica |
| Ελληνικά | επισκόπηση episkópisi |
| Română | vedere de ansamblu, rezumat |
| Русский | обозре́ние obozrénije |
| עברית | סקירה skirá |
Talk about this word "overview." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/overview. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. overview. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/overview "overview." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/overview.Cite this
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title = {overview},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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