overall
adjective
- including everything
- viewed as a whole : general
adverb
- all over
- from one end to the other
- in view of all the circumstances or conditions
- as a whole : generally
- with everyone or everything taken into account
noun
- competition classification for all competitors in an event regardless of subclassification
- trousers with attached bib and shoulder straps
- loose-fitting protective suit
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈɹɔːl/ / /ˌoʊ.vɚˈɔl/ / /ˌoʊ.vɚˈɑl/ / /ˈəʊ.və.ɹɔːl/ / /ˈoʊ.vɚ.ɔl/ / /ˈoʊ.vɚ.ɑl/
adj
Etymology: 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”).
- 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.”
“"The cranium is clearly plesiomorphic in overall form, presenting primitive traits shared by earlier hominins," the authors wrote.”
adv
Etymology: 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”).
- Generally; with everything considered.
“Overall, there is not enough evidence to form a clear conclusion.”
noun
Etymology: 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”).
- 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.