Overall
adverb
In general, considering everything.
Overall, the project was successful
Often appears as...
- overall performance
- overall effect
adjective
Including all the things or people that are involved in a particular situation.
The overall cost of the trip was $200
Often appears as...
- overall cost
- overall total
noun
A loose, one-piece garment combining trousers and a top, usually made of a sturdy fabric.
She wore blue denim overalls
Often appears as...
- denim overalls
- work overalls
adverb
In general, considering everything.
Overall, the project was successful
Often appears as...
- overall performance
- overall effect
adjective
Including all the things or people that are involved in a particular situation.
The overall cost of the trip was $200
Often appears as...
- overall cost
- overall total
noun
A loose, one-piece garment combining trousers and a top, usually made of a sturdy fabric.
She wore blue denim overalls
Often appears as...
- denim overalls
- work overalls
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3General Assessment
Use 'overall' to summarize a situation after considering all individual parts.
She received positive feedback, but overall, there is room for improvement.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Replacement
'Overall' cannot be interchanged with 'every' or 'each'; it's about the collective picture, not the individual elements.
Overall, the team did well, though each member faced some challenges.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Reflection
Use 'overall' when reflecting on a period of time or experience as a whole.
The weather was unpredictable, but overall, we had a sunny week.
Pro Tip 1/3General Assessment
Use 'overall' to summarize a situation after considering all individual parts.
She received positive feedback, but overall, there is room for improvement.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Replacement
'Overall' cannot be interchanged with 'every' or 'each'; it's about the collective picture, not the individual elements.
Overall, the team did well, though each member faced some challenges.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Reflection
Use 'overall' when reflecting on a period of time or experience as a whole.
The weather was unpredictable, but overall, we had a sunny week.
Pro Tip 1/3General Assessment
Use 'overall' to summarize a situation after considering all individual parts.
She received positive feedback, but overall, there is room for improvement.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Replacement
'Overall' cannot be interchanged with 'every' or 'each'; it's about the collective picture, not the individual elements.
Overall, the team did well, though each member faced some challenges.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Reflection
Use 'overall' when reflecting on a period of time or experience as a whole.
The weather was unpredictable, but overall, we had a sunny week.
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Climate Change 101 with...
and their sharing of the images in the media climate change as we know it today is change in our Earth's overall temperature with massive and permanent ramifications although its consequences can be planet threatening scientists still believe there are things we can do on a personal level to help recycle and
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How does the stock...
so does their price, increasing the cost for prospective buyers, and raising the value of the company's stocks people already own. For the company, this increased interest helps fund new initiatives, and also boosts its overall market value by showing how many people are willing to invest in their idea.
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Why does the universe...
and we could make the nice bits bigger and the nasty bits smaller and that gives us a kind of purpose in life. The universe is absurd, but we can still construct a purpose, and that's a pretty good one, and the overall mediocrity of reality kind of resonates nicely with the mediocrity
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How does the Rorschach...
offering the same answer for multiple blots. Others gave unusual and delightful descriptions. Responses were as varied as the inkblots, which offered different kinds of perceptual problems– some easier to interpret than others. But analyzing the test-taker’s overall approach
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Turning chicken feathers...
us and compared to samples from other overall already existing systems they have proven to be much better quality so this is it we met our goals now after finishing our project we wanted to get more people to know about it and hopefully support our work I'm so happy
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What is obesity? - Mia...
As the world's population continues to slow down and get bigger, moving and consciously eating our way towards a healthier weight is essential to our overall well-being. And with the epidemic affecting every country in the world for different socioeconomic reasons,
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Bill Gates: The next...
We have advances in biology that should dramatically change the turnaround time to look at a pathogen and be able to make drugs and vaccines that fit for that pathogen. So we can have tools, but those tools need to be put into an overall global health system.
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Innovating to zero! PIPE...
In the rich world, perhaps the top one billion, we probably could cut back and use less, but every year, this number, on average, is going to go up, and so, overall, that will more than double the services delivered per person. Here we have a very basic
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Elon Musk: The future...
to double the world's supply of lithium-ion batteries, with this guy. What is this? Yeah, so that's the Gigafactory, progress so far on the Gigafactory. Eventually, you can sort of roughly see that there's sort of a diamond shape overall,
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
it seems that they know the way from the overall direction of current and swell which remains constant at this depth lines join together into longer lines
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Climate Change 101 with...
and their sharing of the images in the media climate change as we know it today is change in our Earth's overall temperature with massive and permanent ramifications although its consequences can be planet threatening scientists still believe there are things we can do on a personal level to help recycle and
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How does the stock...
so does their price, increasing the cost for prospective buyers, and raising the value of the company's stocks people already own. For the company, this increased interest helps fund new initiatives, and also boosts its overall market value by showing how many people are willing to invest in their idea.
Video examples
Why does the universe...
and we could make the nice bits bigger and the nasty bits smaller and that gives us a kind of purpose in life. The universe is absurd, but we can still construct a purpose, and that's a pretty good one, and the overall mediocrity of reality kind of resonates nicely with the mediocrity
Video examples
How does the Rorschach...
offering the same answer for multiple blots. Others gave unusual and delightful descriptions. Responses were as varied as the inkblots, which offered different kinds of perceptual problems– some easier to interpret than others. But analyzing the test-taker’s overall approach
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Turning chicken feathers...
us and compared to samples from other overall already existing systems they have proven to be much better quality so this is it we met our goals now after finishing our project we wanted to get more people to know about it and hopefully support our work I'm so happy
Video examples
What is obesity? - Mia...
As the world's population continues to slow down and get bigger, moving and consciously eating our way towards a healthier weight is essential to our overall well-being. And with the epidemic affecting every country in the world for different socioeconomic reasons,
Video examples
Bill Gates: The next...
We have advances in biology that should dramatically change the turnaround time to look at a pathogen and be able to make drugs and vaccines that fit for that pathogen. So we can have tools, but those tools need to be put into an overall global health system.
Video examples
Innovating to zero! PIPE...
In the rich world, perhaps the top one billion, we probably could cut back and use less, but every year, this number, on average, is going to go up, and so, overall, that will more than double the services delivered per person. Here we have a very basic
Video examples
Elon Musk: The future...
to double the world's supply of lithium-ion batteries, with this guy. What is this? Yeah, so that's the Gigafactory, progress so far on the Gigafactory. Eventually, you can sort of roughly see that there's sort of a diamond shape overall,
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
it seems that they know the way from the overall direction of current and swell which remains constant at this depth lines join together into longer lines
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Gza
American Musician
I think, as an artist, the overall goal is to teach and educate no matter what the song is about. Somewhere where a listener can get something out of it, something that can give them help to move forward, help them learn something, analyze something in a different way, or think about something.
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Gretchen Bleiler
American Athlete
The programs I do with my trainer are amazing for overall strength and have a major focus on building my core. We do a lot of unique exercises that shake up the nervous system, which builds my balance and propreception. That's really important for my sport.
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Phil Knight
American Businessman
When I took the entrepreneurship class at Stanford, the first lecture was about an entrepreneur and his personality. They described it as being different than a businessman, who is an overall scientific manager.
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Fantastic Negrito
American Musician
I wanted to do life, do something interesting. I ran out of things I wanted to say in my music, so I just put it down, sold all my gear, and put on some overalls and reconnected with the soil.
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Gunnar Peterson
American Businessman
Sleep plays an important role in overall well-being and especially in recovery during particularly intense training.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
Drones overall will be more impactful than I think people recognize, in positive ways to help society.
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John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
People who use time wisely spend it on activities that advance their overall purpose in life.
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Hamza Yusuf
American Clergyman
All peoples have contributed to the overall progress and enhancement of human life.
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Devin McCourty
American Football Player
Film wise, I always just kind of watch the offense overall.
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Theresa May
British Politician
The overall policing budget is protected.
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Gza
American Musician
I think, as an artist, the overall goal is to teach and educate no matter what the song is about. Somewhere where a listener can get something out of it, something that can give them help to move forward, help them learn something, analyze something in a different way, or think about something.
Quote examples
Gretchen Bleiler
American Athlete
The programs I do with my trainer are amazing for overall strength and have a major focus on building my core. We do a lot of unique exercises that shake up the nervous system, which builds my balance and propreception. That's really important for my sport.
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Phil Knight
American Businessman
When I took the entrepreneurship class at Stanford, the first lecture was about an entrepreneur and his personality. They described it as being different than a businessman, who is an overall scientific manager.
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Fantastic Negrito
American Musician
I wanted to do life, do something interesting. I ran out of things I wanted to say in my music, so I just put it down, sold all my gear, and put on some overalls and reconnected with the soil.
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Gunnar Peterson
American Businessman
Sleep plays an important role in overall well-being and especially in recovery during particularly intense training.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
Drones overall will be more impactful than I think people recognize, in positive ways to help society.
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John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
People who use time wisely spend it on activities that advance their overall purpose in life.
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Hamza Yusuf
American Clergyman
All peoples have contributed to the overall progress and enhancement of human life.
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Devin McCourty
American Football Player
Film wise, I always just kind of watch the offense overall.
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Theresa May
British Politician
The overall policing budget is protected.
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