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
Herschel-Yiddish
Chance[tʃæns]
Gleason['gli:sən]
CariKER-ee, KAR-eeEnglish
Lita-English
Persephonepər-SEF-ə-nee (English)Greek Mythology