Meaning of "cover" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COVER

From Old French covrir, from Latin cooperīre to cover completely, from operīre to cover over.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF COVER

cover  [ˈkʌvə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COVER

Cover 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 cover in English.

WHAT DOES COVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cover in the English dictionary

The first definition of cover in the dictionary is to place or spread something over so as to protect or conceal. Other definition of cover is to provide with a covering; clothe. Cover is also to put a garment, esp a hat, on.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COVER

PRESENT

Present

I cover

you cover

he/she/it covers

we cover

you cover

they cover

Present continuous

I am covering

you are covering

he/she/it is covering

we are covering

you are covering

they are covering

Present perfect

I have covered

you have covered

he/she/it has covered

we have covered

you have covered

they have covered

Present perfect continuous

I have been covering

you have been covering

he/she/it has been covering

we have been covering

you have been covering

they have been covering

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 covered

you covered

he/she/it covered

we covered

you covered

they covered

Past continuous

I was covering

you were covering

he/she/it was covering

we were covering

you were covering

they were covering

Past perfect

I had covered

you had covered

he/she/it had covered

we had covered

you had covered

they had covered

Past perfect continuous

I had been covering

you had been covering

he/she/it had been covering

we had been covering

you had been covering

they had been covering

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

FUTURE

Future

I will cover

you will cover

he/she/it will cover

we will cover

you will cover

they will cover

Future continuous

I will be covering

you will be covering

he/she/it will be covering

we will be covering

you will be covering

they will be covering

Future perfect

I will have covered

you will have covered

he/she/it will have covered

we will have covered

you will have covered

they will have covered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been covering

you will have been covering

he/she/it will have been covering

we will have been covering

you will have been covering

they will have been covering

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would cover

you would cover

he/she/it would cover

we would cover

you would cover

they would cover

Conditional continuous

I would be covering

you would be covering

he/she/it would be covering

we would be covering

you would be covering

they would be covering

Conditional perfect

I would have cover

you would have cover

he/she/it would have cover

we would have cover

you would have cover

they would have cover

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been covering

you would have been covering

he/she/it would have been covering

we would have been covering

you would have been covering

they would have been covering

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you cover
we let´s cover
you cover

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to cover

Past participle

covered

Present Participle

covering

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 «COVER»

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

synonyms of cover

awning · balance · bedclothes · bedding · binding · blanket · cake · camouflage · canopy · cap · case · cloak · clothe · clothing · coat · coating · compensate · compensation · comprehend · comprise · conceal · concealment · consider · contain · counterbalance · cover-up · covering · cross · curtain · daub · deal with · defence · defend · describe · detail · disguise · dress · duvet · eclipse · eiderdown · embody · embrace · encase · encompass · engulf · enshroud · envelop · envelope · examine · flood · front · fund · guard · hide · hiding place · hood · include · incorporate · indemnity · insurance · insure · invest · investigate · involve · jacket · layer · lid · make good · mantle · mask · narrate · obscure · offset · overlay · overrun · overspread · pay for · payment · plaster · pretence · pretext · protect · protection · quilt · range · recount · refuge · reimbursement · relate · sanctuary · screen · shade · sheath · sheet · shelter · shield · shroud · smear · smoke and mirrors · smoke screen · spread · submerge · survey · take account of · top · traverse · undergrowth · veil · wash over · window-dressing · woods · wrap · wrapper · write up

TRANSLATION OF COVER

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 盖子
• Translator English - Spanish: cubierta
• English: cover
• Translator English - Hindi: कवर
• Translator English - Arabic: غِطَاء
• Translator English - Russian: покрывало
• Translator English - Portuguese: tampa
• Translator English - Bengali: আবরণ
• Translator English - French: couverture
• Translator English - Malay: Penutup
• Translator English - German: Abdeckung
• Translator English - Japanese: 覆い
• Translator English - Korean: 덮개
• Translator English - Javanese: Tutup
• Translator English - Vietnamese: màn che
• Translator English - Tamil: கவர்
• Translator English - Marathi: कव्हर
• Translator English - Turkish: kapak
• Translator English - Italian: copertura
• Translator English - Polish: pokrycie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: чохол
• Translator English - Romanian: înveliș
• Translator English - Greek: κάλυμμα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: dekking
• Translator English - Swedish: lock
• Translator English - Norwegian: deksel

10 QUOTES WITH «COVER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cover.

1

Candice Accola

Weezer's 'El Scorcho.' I'm in a '90s cover band called 'Straight 2 Video' with members of the crew from 'The Vampire Diaries,' and we played this song at our wrap party. I grin from ear to ear every time I scream this song in my car.

2

Roone Arledge

But if you cover the World Series on the news or do a feature on an Ali boxing match then all of a sudden ears go up all over the place and people say what the hell are you doing. The reason for that is that we're doing something that people are really interested in.

3

Kevin Barry

In my very early days as a journalist, as a cub reporter on a local newspaper, I used to cover the district courthouse in Limerick city - all human life passed through that establishment, and my time there remains a source of inspiration.

4

Peter Benchley

If you take away the predators in the prairies and the national parks, you suddenly have an explosion of elk, and then you have a lack of the food source for the elk, so they strip all the ground bare and that takes away the cover, on and on and on and on. The whole food chain is disrupted.

5

Wendell Berry

I prayed like a man walking in a forest at night, feeling his way with his hands, at each step fearing to fall into pure bottomlessness forever. Prayer is like lying awake at night, afraid, with your head under the cover, hearing only the beating of your own heart.

6

Harsha Bhogle

For a long time, television said, 'We won't cover cricket unless you pay us to cover it.' Then they said, 'OK, the next rights are sold for 55 million dollars. The next rights are sold for 612 million dollars.' So, it's a bit of a curve, that.

7

Selma Blair

I used to wear a lot of red lipstick, and when I got a pimple, I'd cover it up with eyeliner to turn it into a beauty mark.

8

C. J. Box

I really think more fledgling novelists - and many current and even established novelists - should get out into the real world and cover local politics, sports, culture, and crime and write it up on deadline.

9

Dick Bruna

Now, I had been drawing all this time - especially in France of course - so, when I came back, my father gave me the chance to do a cover for one of the books he published.

10

Marcus Buckingham

Emphasize your strengths on your resume, in your cover letters and in your interviews. It may sound obvious, but you'd be surprised how many people simply list everything they've ever done. Convey your passion and link your strengths to measurable results. Employers and interviewers love concrete data.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COVER»

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

Cover to Cover: Creative Techniques for Making Beautiful ...

Provides step-by-step instructions for creating a variety of journals, albums, and books.

Shereen LaPlantz, 1995

Judging a Book by Its Cover: Fans, Publishers, Designers, ...

This collection examines the role of book covers in the marketing of popular fiction across the twentieth century and beyond.

Nicole Matthews, Nickianne Moody, 2007

Cover Letters that Blow Doors Open

Designed as the comprehensive guide to cover letter preparation, the 272-page book shows examples of exciting and door-opening cover letters. The main section of the book shows cover letters by field and industry.

Anne McKinney, 1999

Land-Use and Land-Cover Change: Local Processes and Global ...

In writing this book, current knowledge and understanding is reported on the rates, causes/pathways, impacts, future scenarios/models, policy implications and new research directions in the field of land-use/cover change.

Eric F. Lambin, Helmut J. Geist, 2008

Creating the Cover for Your Graphic Novel

Provides step-by-step instructions on drawing the cover of a graphic novel or comic, and teasing the story through illustration.

Frank Lee, 2012

Changes in Land Use and Land Cover: A Global Perspective

This book analyses the impact of human activities on the Earth's surface and environment.

William B. Meyer, B. L. Turner, II, 1994

Knock 'em Dead Cover Letters: Cover letter samples and ...

Write a cover letter that will get you the interview In this newest edition of the bestselling cover letters guide, Martin Yate shows you how to dramatically increase your chances of landing an interview with a dynamic cover letter.

Martin Yate, 2012

Elements of Information Theory

The Second Edition features: Chapters reorganized to improve teaching 200 new problems New material on source coding, portfolio theory, and feedback capacity Updated references Now current and enhanced, the Second Edition of Elements of ...

Thomas M. Cover, Joy A. Thomas, 2012

Narrative, Violence, and the Law: The Essays of Robert Cover

"Bob Cover was and remains the dominant voice of his generation among legal scholars. These essays, each one magnificent in itself, are, when taken together, even more important. The wisdom they impart is forever.

Robert M. Cover, Martha Minow, Michael Ryan, 1992

By Its Cover: Modern American Book Cover Design

By Its Cover traces the story of the American book cover from its inception as a means of utilitarian protection for the book to its current status as an elaborately produced form of communication art.

Ned Drew, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COVER»

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

August Cover Revealed – Tacoma

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U2 enlisted the help of Toronto's favourite U2 cover band, Acrobat, last night for a collaborative rendition of 'Desire'. Check it out below. «Gigwise, Jul 15»

Oprah stuns on cover of 'O' in photos taken with iPhone

Magazine cover shoots take hours, lots of prep and tons of professionals — except for Oprah. The mogul looks absolutely fabulous at a ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

'Cosby blew his own cover'

“Just the fact that this man finally in his own words blew his own cover, isn't that fantastic?” said Victoria Valentino, who has accused Cosby of ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»

Steve Austin Talks Wrestlemania 32, Says WWE 2K16 Cover Is An …

As noted, WWE Hall Of Famer and recently announced WWE 2K16 cover athlete “Stone Cold” Steve Austin recently did an interview with MTV ... «Wrestlezone, Jul 15»

City watchdog wants new regulations to cover algorithmic trading

Managers responsible for algorithmic trading should be covered by a new accountability regime as part of a push to include traders working in ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»

Vyapam scam: Despite a possible CBI probe, CM Chouhan is not in …

But, it would be difficult for MP Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to get rid of accusations of foul play and cover-up in the scam. His role and ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»

Must watch: Coolio and Black Sabbath cover T-Swift's 'Bad Blood'

An intrepid fan remade the pop star's summer smash hit with 20 different impressions of popular artists from every genre imaginable in under 4 ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»

Look to perennials to cover a lot of ground

Ground covers also are used to cover problem spots where not much else will grow and in areas with foot traffic such as median strips. I like to ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»

Cover letters count more than you think

A well-written cover letter has the potential to take your resumé from the bottom of the pile to the top. So says career expert Heather Huhman, ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»