Meaning of "cove" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COVE

Old English cofa; related to Old Norse kofi, Old High German kubisi tent.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF COVE

cove  [kəʊv]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COVE

Cove is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb cove in English.

WHAT DOES COVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cove

A cove is a small type of bay or coastal inlet. Coves usually have narrow, restricted entrances, are often circular or oval, and are often situated within a larger bay. Small, narrow, sheltered bays, inlets, creeks, or recesses in a coast are often considered coves. Colloquially, the term can be used to describe a sheltered bay. Geomorphology describes coves as precipitously walled and rounded cirque-like openings as in a valley extending into or down a mountainside, or in a hollow or nook of a cliff or steep mountainside. Coves are formed by differential erosion. Differential erosion occurs when softer rocks are worn away faster than the harder rocks surrounding them. These rocks further erode to form a circular bay with a narrow entrance called a cove. McWay Cove, California, USA An example of a cove is Lulworth Cove on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England. West of it a second cove, Stair Hole, is forming. Two examples of how coves form. The rock types are those of Lulworth Cove. In example A a river breaks through the resistant chalk back rock and limestone leaving the weak clays to be rapidly eroded.

Definition of cove in the English dictionary

The first definition of cove in the dictionary is a small bay or inlet, usually between rocky headlands. Other definition of cove is a narrow cavern formed in the sides of cliffs, mountains, etc, usually by erosion. Cove is also a sheltered place.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COVE

PRESENT

Present

I cove

you cove

he/she/it coves

we cove

you cove

they cove

Present continuous

I am coving

you are coving

he/she/it is coving

we are coving

you are coving

they are coving

Present perfect

I have coved

you have coved

he/she/it has coved

we have coved

you have coved

they have coved

Present perfect continuous

I have been coving

you have been coving

he/she/it has been coving

we have been coving

you have been coving

they have been coving

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I coved

you coved

he/she/it coved

we coved

you coved

they coved

Past continuous

I was coving

you were coving

he/she/it was coving

we were coving

you were coving

they were coving

Past perfect

I had coved

you had coved

he/she/it had coved

we had coved

you had coved

they had coved

Past perfect continuous

I had been coving

you had been coving

he/she/it had been coving

we had been coving

you had been coving

they had been coving

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will cove

you will cove

he/she/it will cove

we will cove

you will cove

they will cove

Future continuous

I will be coving

you will be coving

he/she/it will be coving

we will be coving

you will be coving

they will be coving

Future perfect

I will have coved

you will have coved

he/she/it will have coved

we will have coved

you will have coved

they will have coved

Future perfect continuous

I will have been coving

you will have been coving

he/she/it will have been coving

we will have been coving

you will have been coving

they will have been coving

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would cove

you would cove

he/she/it would cove

we would cove

you would cove

they would cove

Conditional continuous

I would be coving

you would be coving

he/she/it would be coving

we would be coving

you would be coving

they would be coving

Conditional perfect

I would have cove

you would have cove

he/she/it would have cove

we would have cove

you would have cove

they would have cove

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been coving

you would have been coving

he/she/it would have been coving

we would have been coving

you would have been coving

they would have been coving

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you cove
we let´s cove
you cove

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to cove

Past participle

coved

Present Participle

coving

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «COVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cove» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of cove

anchorage · bay · bayou · bloke · chap · character · creek · customer · fellow · inlet · sound · type

TRANSLATION OF COVE

Find out the translation of cove to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cove from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cove» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 小海湾
• Translator English - Spanish: cala
• English: cove
• Translator English - Hindi: कोव
• Translator English - Arabic: كوف
• Translator English - Russian: бухта
• Translator English - Portuguese: angra
• Translator English - Bengali: উপসাগর
• Translator English - French: crique
• Translator English - Malay: Cove
• Translator English - German: Bucht
• Translator English - Japanese: 入り江
• Translator English - Korean: 만
• Translator English - Javanese: Cove
• Translator English - Vietnamese: vung nhỏ
• Translator English - Tamil: மலைக்குகை
• Translator English - Marathi: कोव
• Translator English - Turkish: koy
• Translator English - Italian: piccola baia
• Translator English - Polish: zatoczka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: бухта
• Translator English - Romanian: golfuleț
• Translator English - Greek: όρμο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Cove
• Translator English - Swedish: cove
• Translator English - Norwegian: bukt

2 QUOTES WITH «COVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cove.

1

Jay Cooke

I was a hunter and fisherman, and many a time I have slipped out into the woods and prairies at 4 a.m. and brought home plenty of game, or have gone in a canoe to the cove and brought back a good supply of fresh fish.

2

Ruchi Sanghvi

Cove is essentially a collaboration, coordination and communication tool for the administration of organizations and communities, from the Stanford Graduate School of Business Entrepreneurship Club to church groups and schools.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COVE»

Discover the use of cove in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cove and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Cove

. . A breathtaking, lyrical novel with a profoundly moving love story at its heart, The Cove confirms Ron Rash as a masterful novelist at the height of his powers.

Ron Rash, 2012

A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove

Carl Matt - even his name mocks him.

James Moloney, 2007

Crystal Cove

. . . In New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas's Crystal Cove, Justine Hoffman has made a comfortable life for herself on the island of Friday Harbor.

Lisa Kleypas, 2013

Caliban Cove

Attempting to warn the world about a biological weapon conspiracy, the surviving members of the S.T.A.R.S. team are declared outlaws and must stop an Umbrella effort to infect them with a DNA-altering virus. Original.

S. D. Perry, 1998

44 Cranberry Point (A Cedar Cove Novel - Book 4)

And Maryellen’s mother, Grace, has more than her share of interested men. The question is: which one is she going to choose? The Cedar Cove series is now a hit Channel 5 TV series, appearing on UK screens on CHANNEL 5USA

Debbie Macomber, 2010

Cades Cove: Life Death Southern Appalachian Community

In moving detail this book brings to life an isolated mountain community, its struggle to survive, and the tragedy of its demise. "Professor Dunn provides us with a model historical investigation of a southern mountain community.

Durwood Dunn, 1989

Surviving Sydney Cove: The Diary of Elizabeth Harvey, Sydney ...

The Diary of Elizabeth Harvey, Sydney 1790.

Goldie Alexander, Kate McAllan, 2005

Cades Cove

Cades Cove came into existence in 1821, when William "Fighting Billy" Tipton was granted 1,280 acres of fine fertile land in the first recorded legal land title to Cades Cove following the Calhoun Treaty of 1819.

Missy Tipton Green, Paulette Ledbetter, 2011

1105 Yakima Street (A Cedar Cove Novel - Book 11)

If you have any idea where my wife is, give me a call. Please. The Cedar Cove series is now a hit Channel 5 TV series, appearing on UK screens on CHANNEL 5USA

Debbie Macomber, 2011

Laguna Cove

Moving to sunny Southern Cal feels like punishment to 17-year-old Anne. the hippie-ish school is different from her old one on the East Coast, and the social scene is all about hanging out at the beach and surfing.

Alyson Noël, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cove is used in the context of the following news items.

Clothing no longer optional at Campbells Cove as 'fanatics' strip …

The Herald Sun revealed clothing will no longer be optional at one of Victoria's four nudist beaches, Campbells Cove in Werribee South. «Herald Sun, Jul 15»

READER'S CORNER: At treacherous Peggys Cove, inaction is …

On July 2, my friend was hit by a wave and dragged into the ocean while visiting Peggys Cove. He was walking on the black rocks, which can ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»

One arrest as police disrupt Churston Cove rave

POLICE made one arrest as they successfully disrupted an illegal rave at Churston Cove last night. Organisers who arrived at Churston Cove to ... «Torquay Herald Express, Jul 15»

Wreck Cove hydroelectric station an engineering feat

Even more than 30 years later, Layton MacKinnon still takes enormous pride in his small role in making the ambitious Wreck Cove hydroelectric ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»

Fort Hood IDs soldier found dead in Cove residence

Copperas Cove police said no foul play was believed to be involved, and the ... gunshot wound at his off-post residence in Copperas Cove. «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jul 15»

Petersburg-Coffman Cove ferry sailings canceled

It was supposed to connect terminals at South Mitkof Island, about 25 road miles from Petersburg, and Coffman Cove on northeast Prince of ... «KFSK, Jul 15»

Zephyr Cove Tennis Club hosting Breakfast at Wimbledon doubles …

Doubles players dressed in all white play a point during a past Breakfast at Wimbledon tournament at Zephyr Cove Tennis Club. ZCTC will host ... «Tahoe Daily Tribune, Jul 15»

Cove golfer Tyler Morrison commits to McLennan Community College

The Copperas Cove High School sports information department on Tuesday announced that girls golfer Tyler Morrison has committed to ... «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jul 15»

Battleship Cove to raise money for Destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy …

The Destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy has been through hell and high water in the 70 years since she was launched. Now it's need of hull repairs. «Fall River Herald News, Jul 15»

Proposed 2016 budget goes to Cove council

COPPERAS COVE — The City Council was given the city manager's proposed budget for fiscal year 2016 during a workshop meeting Tuesday ... «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jul 15»