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adjective
- 1. taking everything into account: "the governors and head have overall responsibility for managing the school"
adverb
- 1. taken as a whole; in all: "overall, 10,000 jobs will go"
noun
- 1. a loose-fitting coat or one-piece garment worn over ordinary clothes for protection against dirt or heavy wear: "men in grubby blue overalls"
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in general rather than in particular, or including all the people or things in a particular group or situation: The overall situation is good, despite a few minor problems. Overall, it has been a good year. The overall winner, after ten games, will receive $250,000. Fewer examples.
1. : all over sense 1. the pattern used overall. 2. : from one end to the other. 600 feet long overall. 3. a. : in view of all the circumstances or conditions. overall, the sale was a success. b. : as a whole : generally. doesn't do as well overall. overall and in most of its detail the film has remarkable power Time. c.
You use overall to indicate that you are talking about a situation in general or about the whole of something.
Overall definition: from one extreme limit of a thing to the other. See examples of OVERALL used in a sentence.
The overall meaning of the word overall is that it covers all the parts of something. For example, the individual parts don't matter as much as the overall value.
1. From one end to the other: the overall length of the house. 2. Including everything; comprehensive: the overall costs of medical care. 3. Regarded as a whole; general: My overall impression was favorable. adv. (ō′vər-ôl′) On the whole; generally: enjoyed the performance overall. n. 1.
including all the things or people that are involved in a particular situation; general. There will be winners in each of three age groups, and one overall winner. the overall effect/picture/impression. When she finished painting, she stepped back to admire the overall effect.
overall meaning, definition, what is overall: considering or including everything: Learn more.
adjective [ always before noun ] uk / ˈəʊv ə rɔːl / us. Add to word list. B2. considering everything or everyone: the overall cost of the holiday. the overall effect. overall. adverb uk / ˌəʊv ə rˈɔːl / us. B2. How would you rate the school overall? We lost the first game, but won overall.
Definition of overall adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
