вообще

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

во- (vo-) +‎ о́бщий (óbščij)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [vɐɐpˈɕːe]
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  • (colloquial) IPA(key): [vɐpˈɕːe] (phonetic respelling: вобще́)

Adverb

вообще́ • (voobščé)

  1. generally, in general, usually
    Synonyms: обы́чно (obýčno), в о́бщем (v óbščem), в це́лом (v célom)
  2. (colloquial) always
    Synonyms: (partially) всегда́ (vsegdá), постоя́нно (postojánno), во всём (vo vsjom), по су́ти (po súti)
  3. approximately, in general terms
    Synonyms: в це́лом (v célom), в о́бщих черта́х (v óbščix čertáx), приблизи́тельно (priblizítelʹno)
  4. (somewhat colloquial, in the negative) at all, absolutely, totally, under any conditions
    Synonyms: абсолю́тно (absoljútno), во́все (vóvse), по́лностью (pólnostʹju), соверше́нно (soveršénno), совсе́м (sovsém)
  5. (colloquial) crazy
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