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alles in allem — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • all in all adverb Taking everything into account; considering the whole situation.
  • altogether adv Completely; entirely.
  • considering preposition Taking a particular fact into account.

Senses

alles in allem is used for these senses in English:

  • all in all (modal, set phrase) Generally, all things considered
  • all things considered Generally speaking; in terms of the big picture.
  • altogether On the whole; with everything considered.
  • considering (informal) Given the circumstances; all in all; all things considered.

all in all — full definition

  1. adverb Taking everything into account; considering the whole situation.
  2. noun The single most important thing to someone, treated as the whole of what matters.

altogether — full definition

  1. adv Completely; entirely.
  2. adv Considering everything together; overall.

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