insgesamt

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German

Etymology

Univerbation of ins (in the) +‎ gesamt (total)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪnsɡəˌzamt/
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Adverb

insgesamt

  1. overall, altogether, in total, all in all, by and large, on the whole
    In der Gruppe waren drei Männer und sieben Frauen, insgesamt zehn Menschen.
    In the group were three men and seven women, ten people altogether. / Three men and seven women were in the group, out of a total of ten people.
    Von den insgesamt acht Kapiteln...
    Of the (in all) eight chapters...

Further reading

  • insgesamt” in Duden online
  • insgesamt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache