MEANING
Used to give an overall judgment after weighing the relevant good and bad points.
Use it for
giving a balanced overall assessment; weighing advantages against drawbacks; reaching a conclusion despite imperfections; summarizing a judgment after considering the circumstancesSignals an overall assessment that weighs drawbacks alongside advantages. Writing functions: Balanced overall judgment. Semantic categories (by meaning): Evaluation; Balanced judgment. Contexts: General conversation; Formal writing; Reviews.
On the page
All things considered, the small venue suited the exhibition better.
The project cost more than expected, but it was worthwhile, all things considered.
Word forms
- Base
- all things considered
Usage notes
A sentence adverbial: normally set off by a comma at the beginning or end. Things stays plural. Register: neutral. Commonness: common (qualitative editorial estimate, informed by dictionaries/corpus).
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