all in all
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3.2
- idiom
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en general
- The presentation had some flaws, but all in all, it was well-received.
- all in all, we can conclude
- all in all, it seems
- all in all, one can say
So All in all, it was a long night, almost three hours.
- So All in all, it was a long night, almost three hours.
- So All in all, I think it's actually worth going in.
- I think a reasonable person listening to that conversation would come away with the conclusion that All in all, these vaccines are a good thing.
- It's had a few Dings and stuff repaired over the years, but All in all it's a pretty bitching truck and I paid a lot of money for it.
- But All in all, their number one goal is to sow dissent.
- But they're not All in all happy.
Examples
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All in all, this might go down as the best summer ever.
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All in all, Bernie handled the evening pretty well.
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So All in all, what a great day.
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But yeah All in all a very exciting day.
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So OK, I mean, All in all, pretty sweet.
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But All in all, thank you so much.
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So All in all, I think it's actually worth going in.
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But, all in all, it's fine.
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All in all, it's been an exciting, very interesting trip.
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Well, I haven't had a chance to talk to Nick yet, but all in all, not a bad day.
Synonyms
806
1.0
The total when you add everything together
616
3.1
Including all parts to give a general view
240
3.5
Considering all parts together
189
3.0
In total when you add everything
33
3.3
In general, something is true when you think about everything
28
3.7
You say this after thinking about all parts of a situation
9
4.1
After thinking about everything, what matters most is clear
9
4.2
In total when everything is included
1
8.4
After looking at everything, the overall result is clear
When you think about everything together
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'taking everything into account' is directly built from the constituents ('all' + 'in' + 'all') and can be readily inferred as 'everything considered' by a learner who knows the component words. This is a conventional discourse marker with clear compositional logic and common cross-linguistic equivalents, so it should be comprehensible to a B1 learner without prior exposure.
Etymology
The phrase all in all comes from the simple image of putting all the parts in one place and looking at the whole picture. So, when you say all in all, you mean 'considering everything'.