overal
Dutch
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch overal, from Old Dutch overal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoː.vəˌrɑl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: over‧al
Adverb
overal
- everywhere, anywhere
- Ik heb hem overal gezocht, maar ik kon hem niet vinden. ― I've looked for him everywhere, but I couldn't find him.
- Het is klein, zo het had overal verborgen kunnen zijn. ― It is small, so it could have been hidden anywhere.
- all over, throughout (present all over a place)
Descendants
- Afrikaans: oral
- → Russian: аврал (avral)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English overall.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌoː.vəˈrɑl/
- Hyphenation: over‧al
Noun
overal m (plural overals, diminutive overalletje n)
- overall