German word

überall

Pronunciation

IPA/yːbɐˈal/

Meaning

  • adverbeverywhere

Example

In der Stadt gibt es überall Fahrradwege.

In the city, there are bike paths everywhere.

Illustration for überall (everywhere)

More examples

Im Supermarkt kann man überall Angebote entdecken.

In the supermarket, you can find special offers everywhere.

Core concept

A trail of identical lights continues across the whole landscape, leaving no location outside its reach.

Common phrases

  • überall sichtbar

    visible everywhere

  • überall zu finden

    found everywhere

Similar words

hier: At the current place or a nearby spot.
dort: At a place away from the current location.
woanders: At some other place, not the current one.
nirgendwo: In no place at all.

Definition in German

an allen Orten; überall vorkommend

Word origin

Überall arose when the separate words über and all in the older expression über al fused into a single adverb.

Usage tips

  • Überall can describe widespread presence as well as location, as in überall bekannt, where it means 'known everywhere' rather than marking a physical place.

Other meanings

  • all over the placeadverb

Opposites

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