overview
US /ˈoʊvɚˌvju/
Definition
a general summary of a subject
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The first slide gives a brief overview of the project.
Synonyms
- summarya brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
- surveya detailed critical inspection
- synopsisa sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
Collocations
- Easy give a quick overviewto provide or present something regarding a quick overview
- Medium provide a comprehensive overviewto supply or make available regarding a comprehensive overview
- Hard industry trends market overviewdescribing industry trends market overview (the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise)
- Very Hard gain a panoramic overview of the systemto gain a panoramic overview of the system, meaning to obtain
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