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überhaupt

at all

adverb ue-ber-HAUPT Less Common
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Also means

generally

Usage Note

überhaupt intensifies negatives, as in überhaupt nicht ('not at all') or überhaupt nichts ('nothing whatsoever'). In questions it adds a note of doubt or surprise: Bist du überhaupt sicher? ('Are you even sure?'). It can also mean 'in general' or 'on the whole'.

Examples

"Das ist überhaupt nicht wahr."

Natural Translation

That isn't true at all.

Literal Translation

That is at-all not true.

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