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Overall

//ˌəʊvəɹˈɔːl// adj, adv, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    involving only main features wordnet
  2. 2
    including everything wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Generally; with everything considered. not-comparable

    "Overall, there is not enough evidence to form a clear conclusion."

Noun
  1. 1
    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. British
  2. 2
    (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps) wordnet
  3. 3
    A garment, worn for manual labor, with an integral covering extending to the chest, supported by straps. US, in-plural
  4. 4
    a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

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”).

Etymology 3

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”).

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