covey
cov·ey
covey · coveys · coveyed · coveying
To gather into a groupTo gather into a group.
/ˈkʌvi/
Meaning
1 sensesTo gather into a group.
Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English covei, covey (“brood of partridges, covey; volleyThe noun is derived from Middle English covei, covey (“brood of partridges, covey; volley of shot; kind of gun”) [and other forms], from Old French covée (“brood (of chickens), clutch”) (modern French couvée), a noun use of the feminine past participle of cover (“to brood (an egg)”) (modern French couver), from Latin cubāre, the present active infinitive of cubō (“to lie down, recline; to incubate; to be broody”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb- (“to lie down”).
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Forms
coveys, coveying, coveyed, coveyedWord family
1 related wordsDerivedcovie
Lessons 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