övergripande — meaning in English
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English meaning
- overall adj Taking everything into account; general.
- overarching adjective Covering or applying to everything else, and more important than the individual parts. It describes the single aim, principle or framework that all the smaller elements sit beneath.
Senses
övergripande is used for these senses in English:
- overall All-encompassing, all around.
- overarching (figurative) Dominating or covering something for the most part.
overall — full definition
- adj Taking everything into account; general.
- adv Considering everything as a whole.
- noun A loose protective garment worn over regular clothes for manual work.
overarching — full definition
- adjective Covering or applying to everything else, and more important than the individual parts. It describes the single aim, principle or framework that all the smaller elements sit beneath.
- adjective Forming an arch over something, in literal descriptive use.