Meaning

6 senses
  1. To remove a cover from.

    The model railway was uncovered.

    aufdecken, enthüllen

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    reveal to view as by removing a cover

  2. To reveal the identity of.

    The murderer has finally been uncovered.

  3. To show openly; to disclose; to reveal.

  4. (intransitive, reflexive)To remove one's hat or cap as a mark of respect.

  5. (intransitive, reflexive)To expose the genitalia.

  6. (transitive)To expose (lines of formation of troops) successively by the wheeling to right or left of the lines in front.

Examples

65 sentences
  1. The police uncovered a major drug operation.

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  2. You may not like what you uncover.

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  3. I'll see what I can uncover.

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  4. I'm just trying to uncover the truth.

    ruЯ лишь стараюсь узнать правду.

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  5. The police have uncovered new evidence related to the case.

    ruПолиция обнаружила новые улики, имеющие отношение к делу.

    deDie Polizei hat in dem Fall neue Beweise aufgedeckt.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to remove a cover from:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to remove a cover from:

Origin

From Middle English uncoveren, equivalent to un- + cover.

From Middle English uncoveren, equivalent to un- + cover.

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Forms

uncovers, uncovering, uncovered, uncovered
Base formuncover · to uncover
3rd person singularuncovers
Present participleuncovering
Past simpleuncovered
Past participleuncovered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyuncover
he, she, ituncovers

Past simpleLesson

all personsuncovered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave uncovered
he, she, ithas uncovered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill uncover

Synonyms

15 synonyms
to show openly:exposeB1
to remove one's hat or cap:doff
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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