cover in English: To put something over a thing to hide it or keep it safe. (verb)

Translation

To put something over a thing to hide it or keep it safe.

Word origin

From Old French covrir, from Latin cooperire, meaning to cover over.

Origin: Old French
Root: covrir

Grammar

Verb typeregular (cover, covers, covered)

Examples

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"Cover" means to put something over the food.

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"Covers" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"Covered" is the past form of "cover".

To "cover" means to put something over a thing, often to hide it, keep it clean, or keep it warm. A lid covers a pot, and a blanket covers a bed.

Related words

close

To move something so it is shut and not open.

hide

To put something where it cannot be seen, or to go where no one can find you.

put

To move something to a place and leave it there.

keep

To have or hold something and not let it go, or to make something stay the same.

over

Above something, or across to the other side of it.

mask

A cover for the face, worn to hide it or to keep it safe.

spread

To open something out or move it so it covers a wider area.

stick

To join something to another thing so it stays there and will not fall off.

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