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
MÓZes-Hungarian
Mohan-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam
MalinMAH-lin (Swedish, Norwegian), MAH-leen (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish
Chenaniah-Biblical
Stefanu-Old Church Slavic
Borya-Russian