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/
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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
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An inspection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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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
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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