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overview

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈəʊ.vəˌvjuː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈoʊ.vɚˌvjuː/
  • CMU ARPABET: OW1 V ER0 V Y UW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A view from above.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An inspection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To engage in an overview; to provide a brief summary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a general summary of a subject

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: summary, sum-up

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English view English overview From over- + view.

Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: резюме (rezjume) — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 概觀 /概观 (gàiguān) — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Czech: přehled — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Danish: overblik — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Dutch: overzicht — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Esperanto: superrigardo — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Finnish: yleiskatsaus — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Finnish: yleiskuva — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • French: vue d'ensemble — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • French: résumé — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • French: synthèse — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • French: survol — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • French: aperçu — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Georgian: მიმოხილვა (mimoxilva) — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • German: Übersicht — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • German: Überblick — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Greek: επισκόπηση (episkópisi) — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Hebrew: סקירה (skirá) — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Hindi: अवलोकन (avlokan) — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Hungarian: áttekintés — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Irish: forbhreathnú — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Irish: léargas ginearálta — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Irish: foramharc — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Irish: osamharc — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Italian: visione d'insieme — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Italian: resoconto — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Italian: panoramica — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Japanese: 概要 (gaiyō) — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Korean: 개요 (gaeyo) — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Latin: breviārium — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Latvian: pārskats — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Māori: kōrero whānui — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Māori: tirowhānui — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Māori: tirohanga whānui — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Norwegian Bokmål: oversikt — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Pennsylvania German: Iwwerguck — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Persian: نمای کلی — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Polish: przegląd — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Portuguese: visão geral — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Portuguese: breve resumo — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Portuguese: apanhado — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Romanian: vedere de ansamblu — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Romanian: rezumat — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Russian: обозре́ние (obozrénije) — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Serbo-Croatian: pregled — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Serbo-Croatian: prikaz — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Spanish: resumen — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Spanish: visión de conjunto — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Spanish: descripción general — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Spanish: visualización conjunta — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Spanish: vista en conjunto — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Spanish: panorama — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Spanish: general — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Swedish: översikt — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Swedish: överblick — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Swedish: resumé — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Turkish: genel bakış — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Turkish: kısaca gözden geçirme — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Ukrainian: огляд (ohljad) — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Welsh: trosolwg — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
  • Welsh: arolwg — brief summary, as of a book or a presentation
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