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UK
/ˈəʊvəvjˌuː/
]
[ US /ˈoʊvɝvˌju/ ]
[ US /ˈoʊvɝvˌju/ ]
NOUN
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a general summary of a subject
the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences
How To Use overview In A Sentence
- I'm afraid I can't give you a general overview of the situation.I can only offer you a worm's-eye view that is based on my own experience.
- But to continue our overview: the remainder of book II (from chapter 5 on) discusses the causes of the embryological development of vivipara, while the ovipara are the primary focus in book III, which closes with a discussion of animals that are not sexually generated, including those that arise ˜spontaneously.™ Aristotle's Biology
- Overview: One new trend in housing is the growth of age-targeted developments, rather than age-restricted. The Boomer Blog: March 2009 Archives
- A strategic overview on the issue would be published in an autumn white paper.
- The opening chapter gives a general overview of the subject.
- What emerges from this brief overview is the dominant role of the clergy in Southern education.
- Overview: Of all the aging statistics that get tossed around these days, the one that has me quaking is that the population of people aged 65 and older will rise by 36 percent between 2010 (that’s next year, folks) and 2020. The Boomer Blog: April 2009 Archives
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- There's also a quick introductory tour overviewing the whole thing.
- Here thematic chapters treat topics such as manors and granges, woods and parks, gardens and vineyards, and towns and transport, setting out in a big, fat book a valuable overview.