upon the whole



upon the whole

Considering all parts or aspects of something together; ultimately. Karen isn't doing well in French this semester, but upon the whole, her grades are good. Upon the whole, we had a great trip, but it was annoying that our flight got delayed.
See also: upon, whole

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ashplant['æʃpla:nt]
DarionDER-ee-ən, DAR-ee-ənEnglish (Modern)
VavŘInec-Czech
Nicholeni-KOLEnglish
Nadejdanah-DYEZH-dah (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian
Noburuno-boo-ṙooJapanese