overall

[US]/ˌəʊvərˈɔːl/
[UK]/ˌoʊvərˈɔːl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. considering or including everything or everyone; comprehensive
adv. in general; all things considered
n. a type of work pants or overalls

Phrases & Collocations

overall performance

overall satisfaction

overall situation

overall quality

overall development

overall planning

overall design

overall level

overall structure

overall plan

overall analysis

overall system

overall strength

overall evaluation

overall strategy

overall efficiency

overall budget

overall cost

overall view

overall project

overall risk

Example Sentences

the overall effect is impressive.

the overall length of the house.

This is conditional on the overall plan.

the phasing of the overall project.

My overall impression was favorable.

the overall design of an epic poem.

He is in overalls today.

an overall cut of 30 per cent.

overall, 10,000 jobs will go.

the overall costs of medical care.

How much will it cost overall?

a collection of dissimilar nations lacking overall homogeneity.

there are too many imponderables for an overall prediction.

in the overall scheme of things, we didn't do badly.

slippage on any job will entail slippage on the overall project.

an overall symmetry making the poem pleasant to the ear.

The overall environment quality of lithosphere is good and pedosphere is not polluted.

the scientist who had overall charge of the research project.

Overall, prices are still rising.

We have finished overall homework.

Real-world Examples

So, how do Americans feel about the economy overall?

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

I'm not leaving myself worse off overall.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

But autistic participants did find the jokes funnier overall.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2020 Collection

Microcephaly can also occur, which results from an overall decrease in brain growth.

Source: Osmosis - Mental Psychology

The need for handwriting overall has dropped significantly.

Source: Cheddar Science Interpretation (Bilingual Selected)

They also had larger jaws and teeth overall.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Restrictions could actually mean a healthier lobster population overall.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2021 Compilation

Pew also finds that Americans are less religious overall.

Source: VOA Special January 2022 Collection

It is examining such crashes overall for the first time.

Source: VOA Special June 2022 Collection

Although he still dismissed the value of the agreement overall.

Source: NPR News November 2013 Collection

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