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# overall

adjective (overall); adverb (overall); noun (an overall, overalls)

«overall» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Overall means including everything; total: «the overall cost». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overall/#m1)
2. Overall (adverb) means in general, taking everything into account: «Overall, it was a good day». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overall/#m2)
3. (UK) An overall is a loose coat worn over clothes to keep them clean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overall/#m3)
4. Overalls are trousers with a bib and straps (US also dungarees in UK), or a one-piece work suit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overall/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths «overall» means the total or the whole result: overall score, overall winner, overall change. In everyday writing and reports «overall» starts a summary sentence. In art lessons pupils wear overalls to protect clothes. Phrases: «overall winner», «overall total», «on the whole».

### Examples

- The overall cost of the trip was fifty pounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overall/#x1)
- Overall, the class did well in the test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overall/#x2)
- She was the overall winner of the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overall/#x3)
- Put on your overall before painting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overall/#x4)
- The builder wore blue overalls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overall/#x5)
- What is the overall change in temperature? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overall/#x6)
- Overall, I enjoyed the film, though it was long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overall/#x7)
- Our team came third overall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overall/#x8)

### Note

In maths «overall» usually means add everything up, or look at the start and end only: from 5 up 3 then down 7 is an overall change of 4 down. In UK «overalls» can be the one-piece suit; «dungarees» are the bib trousers; in US «overalls» means the bib trousers. Stress: O-ver-all.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «overall» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overall/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«overall» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/overall.html) on Mova free.