- all in all
- adverbwith everything considered (and neglecting details) (Freq. 3)-
altogether, I'm sorry it happened
-all in all, it's not so bad
• Syn: ↑on the whole, ↑altogether, ↑tout ensemble* * *
I.: something that represents all things regarded as having value, significance, or importance : everythingII. adverbthe craft that was all in all to her — Rudyard Kipling
1. : as a whole : altogetherall in all, each article undergoes 20 inspections before leaving the plant
take it all in all, this has been a hard week
all in all, the chautauqua was a tremendous force in American life — Russell Potter
all in all, it might have been worse
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all in all1. All things considered, all or everything together2. Something which someone is wholly wrapped up in• • •Main Entry: ↑all* * *
all in all mainly spoken phraseused for showing that you are considering every aspect of somethingAll in all, I think it has been a very successful conference.
Thesaurus: expressions used in summariessynonymMain entry: all* * *
everything considered; on the wholeall in all it's been a good year
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all in allinformal : in a general way : when everything is thought of or consideredAll in all [=in general, generally, for the most part], I like the way things have gone.
We did lose some money, but we got most of it back. So all in all things might have been a lot worse.
• • •Main Entry: ↑all* * *
all in ˈall idiomwhen everything is considered•
All in all it had been a great success.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.