adjective, adverb, noun
adjective [onlybeforenoun] including all the things or people that are involved in a particular situation; general:
the person with overall responsibility for the project * There will be winners in each of three age groups, and one overall winner. * an overall improvement in standards of living (= affecting everyone) * When she finished painting, she stepped back to admire the overall effect.
Part of speech: adverb
1 including everything or everyone; in total:
The company will invest $1.6m overall in new equipment.
2 generally; when you consider everything:
Overall, this is a very useful book.
Part of speech: noun
1 (BrE) [C] a loose coat worn over other clothes to protect them from dirt, etc:
The lab assistant was wearing a white overall.
2 (overalls) (BrE) (AmE coveralls) [pl.] a loose piece of clothing like a shirt and trousers/pants in one piece, made of heavy fabric and usually worn over other clothing by workers doing dirty work:
The mechanic was wearing a pair of blue overalls.
compareBOILERSUIT
3 (overalls) [pl.] (AmE) = DUNGAREES
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is overall a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, overall is tagged as adverb.
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