overview

UK /ˈəʊ.vəˌvjuː/ US /ˈoʊ.vɚˌvjuː/
noun 3verb 1

Definitions

noun

1

A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation.

With that in mind, here is an attempt to provide an overview of what's happening where, as well as a recap on some of the major announcements that have taken place in the past few months.

2

A view from above.

3

An inspection.

Are we betray’d thus to thy over-view?

verb

1

To engage in an overview; to provide a brief summary.

Gouldner, on the other hand, overviewed all of sociology as it exists in the Western world today, using Talcott Parsons as a "representative" example of its dominant mode of thought.

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