undercover
To provide too little coverageTo provide too little coverage.
» Tom pretended to be an undercover policeman.
Tom tat so, als wäre er ein verdeckter Polizist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesTo provide too little coverage.
Examples
45 sentencesTom pretended to be an undercover policeman.
deTom tat so, als wäre er ein verdeckter Polizist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom has been asked to go undercover.
I think Tom is an undercover cop.
deTom ist verdeckter Ermittler. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I can't believe Tom was an undercover cop.
ruЯ не могу поверить, что Том был полицейским под прикрытием. — venticello
deIch kann nicht glauben, dass Tom ein verdeckter Polizist war. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom told me that he was doing some undercover work.
Origin
From under + cover.From under + cover.
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Forms
undercovers, undercovering, undercovered, undercovered| Base form | undercover · to undercover |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | undercovers |
| Present participle | undercovering |
| Past simple | undercovered |
| Past participle | undercovered |
regular · Lesson
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