cover
/ˈkʌvɚ/ verb A2- To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect. · He covered the baby with a blanket.· When the pot comes to a boil, cover it and reduce the heat to medium.
- To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect. · The blanket covered the baby.
- To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal. · Regular hexagons can cover the plane.
- To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal. · You can cover the plane with regular hexagons.
- To put on one's hat.
- To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself). · The heroic soldier covered himself with glory.
- To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of. · The magazine covers such diverse topics as politics, news from the world of science, and the economy.
- To deal with or include someone or something.
Plural cover · He/she/it covers · Past covered · Past participle covered · -ing form covering
Verb forms
- Base form
- cover
- He/she/it
- covers
- Past
- covered
- Past participle
- covered
- -ing form
- covering
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with spectators; it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship, like the Pharaon, has been built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocée docks, and belongs to an owner of the city.
Upon which a Currier stood up and said, “Sirs, I differ from you altogether: there is no material for resistance equal to a covering of hides; and nothing so good as leather.”
The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
“Suffer me, also, madame,” replied Villefort, “to add my earnest request to Mademoiselle de Saint-Méran’s, that you will kindly allow the veil of oblivion to cover and conceal the past.
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