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German
Etymology
über + all. Compare English overall.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌyːbɐˈʔal/ (without phrasal stress)
- IPA(key): /ˌyːbəˈʁal/ (southern Germany and Austria)
- IPA(key): /ˌʏbɐˈʔal/ (western Germany)
Adverb
überall
- everywhere
Wir haben überall nach dem Ball gesucht.- We've looked for the ball everywhere.
- anywhere (in whatever place)
Der Ball könnte überall sein.- The ball could be anywhere.
- (colloquial, regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) forms prepositional adverbs of alles (“everything”)
Ich hab’s überall mit probiert, aber der Fleck geht nicht raus.- I’ve tried it with everything, but the stain won’t come out.
- (colloquial, regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) is added to a prepositional adverb in order to express that the latter includes a wide variety of items
Davon hab ich überall noch nie gehört.- I’ve never heard about all those things.
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Further reading
- “überall” in Duden online
- “überall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache