cover
To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protectTo place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
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» The sky is covered with clouds.
Der Himmel war wolkenverhangen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Небо покрыто тучами. — SilverBaby
Небо затянуто облаками. — Wezel
Небо вкрите хмарами. — ChickenKiev
Небо затягнуло хмарами. — ChickenKiev
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By meaning 2
By meaning 6
Examples
1726 sentencesThe sky is covered with clouds.
Небо вкрите хмарами. — ChickenKiev
ruНебо покрыто тучами. — SilverBaby
deDer Himmel war wolkenverhangen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The damage was covered by insurance.
Шкода була покрита страховкою. — deniko
ruУщерб был покрыт страховкой. — redscorp
deDer Schaden war durch die Versicherung abgedeckt. — Tamy
The mountain is covered with snow.
Гора вкрита снігом. — Internecivus
ruГора укрыта снегом. — al_ex_an_der
deDer Berg ist mit Schnee bedeckt. — lilygilder
Meaning
24 senses(transitive)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.
decken, abdecken
закрыва́тьzakryvátʹ, закры́тьzakrýtʹ, накрыва́тьnakryvátʹ
покрива́тиpokryváty, покри́тиpokrýty, прикрива́тиprykryváty
spread over a surface to conceal or protect
To have under one’s scope or purview.
(transitive)To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.
The magazine covers such diverse topics as politics, news from the world of science, and the economy.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
(transitive)To traverse or put behind a certain distance.
zurücklegen
пройти́projtí, прое́хатьprojéxatʹ, пролете́тьproletétʹ
More meanings 21
(transitive)To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
I'm surprised that the band covered this Beatles song so well.
covern
To have under one’s scope or purview.
(transitive)To deal with or include someone or something.
abdecken, behandeln
To protect, to guard.
(transitive)To protect from attack in general, to guard.
decken, Deckung geben
прикрыва́тьprikryvátʹ, прикры́тьprikrýtʹ
(transitive)To be enough money for.
We've earned enough to cover most of our costs.
Ten dollars should cover lunch.
abdecken, decken
(intransitive)To act as a replacement.
I need to take off Tuesday. Can you cover for me?
(transitive)To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
The blanket covered the baby.
(transitive)To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
Regular hexagons can cover the plane.
(transitive)To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
You can cover the plane with regular hexagons.
(transitive)To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
The heroic soldier covered himself with glory.
Origin
From Middle English coveren, borrowed from Old French covrir, cueuvrir (modern French couvFrom Middle English coveren, borrowed from Old French covrir, cueuvrir (modern French couvrir), from Late Latin coperire, from Latin cooperiō (“to cover completely”), from co- (intensive prefix) + operiō (“to close, cover”). Displaced native Middle English thecchen and bethecchen (“to cover”) (from Old English þeccan, beþeccan (“to cover”)), Middle English helen, (over)helen, (for)helen (“to cover, conceal”) (from Old English helan (“to conceal, cover, hide”)), Middle English wrien, (be)wreon (“to cover”) (from Old English (be)wrēon (“to cover”)), Middle English hodren, hothren (“to cover up”) (from Low German hudren (“to cover up”)).
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Forms
covers, covering, covered, coveredTenses
cover · covered · will cover · have coveredSynonyms
25 synonyms- form a cover over:spread over
- span an interval of distance, space or time:continueextend
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression:treathandleplowdealaddress
- include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory:embraceencompasscomprehend
- travel across or pass over:traversetrackcrosspass overget overget acrosscut throughcut across
- be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism:report
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
26 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
10 patterns- was covered with
- covered with snow
- covered with dust
- covered with mud
- mountain is covered
- covered his mouth
- was covered in
- covered in mud
- covered in blood
- ran for cover
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.