to cover
- verb
- /ˈkʌvər/
- First, previous studies covered a wide range of populations in various geographical locations.
- cover an area
- cover a distance
- cover a region
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Watch on YouTubeSo mercas pretium, they're covering the same ground.
- So mercas pretium, they're covering the same ground.
- Any sphere when we get rid of two points can be covered by circles.
- So those years seem to to cover a long, long period.
- So, no, I think to cover the whole lake, maybe a two days.
Examples
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I'm just going to cover this area here.
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So those years seem to to cover a long, long period.
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OK, so it took an entire month to cover half the lake, Correct.
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Give me enough men to cover these two schools.
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We'll leave from San Francisco and begin by covering the West Coast.
Academic text (2017) -
That location changes on a regular basis, covering vast cycles of time.
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Every inch of the village will be covered in surveillance.
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We've gained the ability to really cover specific areas.
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Disperse and explore: Many small robots cover more territory than a single large one.
Academic text (2011) -
It took us two hours to cover the ten miles of trail.
Synonyms
To go across something from one side to the other
To put a thin layer over a surface
To make something reach farther, such as more places or people
Move across something like a river or mountain
To go straight across a place, for example through land or a crowd
Reach up to a certain point or limit
To stretch across an area or period of time
To extend across a large area or long distance
To include a wide range of things or people
Form a layer across a surface, like fog or icing
To move across land or water from one side to the other
To move across a place, often above the ground
To reach across an area so parts are on both sides
To go through a place like a park to make a shorter route
To cover something completely, as if by a blanket or mist
To spread over something and cover it, as moss or vines do
To continue for a long distance along a narrow area
Move across a surface and cover it, like mist or color
To cover something completely, often by surrounding it with cloth or paper
To stretch across a large area
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Decide something about a person or thing by how they look
- Offensive
To take steps to protect yourself from blame, often by keeping records or blaming others
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Formal
A short letter you send with a job application to introduce yourself and say why you fit the job
- Jargon
Military aircraft protect soldiers or ships from enemy attack during an operation
An extra fee each person pays to enter a restaurant or club, not for food and drink
A removable cover, often plastic or cloth, that protects machines like a printer from dust when not in use
A removable cloth or plastic layer that protects a mattress from dirt and spills
- Specialized
A small thin glass piece placed over a sample on a microscope slide to protect it and aid viewing
- Specialized
A thin flat piece of glass placed over a specimen on a microscope slide
A material like carpet or wood placed on the floor to protect it and make it look nicer
- Specialized
A hard outer layer of glass that protects a device screen from scratches and drops
- Offensive
A person who often makes new versions of other people's songs or who loves cover bands
How Far
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cover meaning to travel over a distance comes from the same basic idea of 'moving across' or 'spanning' an area, so to cover ten kilometres is to go across that distance.