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Definition of cover in Essential American English Dictionary

cover

verb
us
/ˈkʌv·ər/
A2
to put something over something else:
They covered him with a blanket.
He covered his face with his hands.
B1
to form a layer on the surface of something:
Snow covered the trees.
B1
to include or deal with a subject or piece of information:
The book covers European history from 1789-1914.
We covered 300 miles in four days.
to be a particular size or area:
The town covers an area of 15 square miles.
She’s covering the election for local TV.

Phrasal verbs

cover

noun
us
/ˈkʌv·ər/
B1
the outer part of a book, magazine, etc. that protects the pages:
Her picture was on the cover of Vogue magazine.
B1
something you put over something else, usually to protect it:
an ironing board cover

(Definition of cover from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of cover

in Chinese (Traditional)
置於…上, 蓋上, 覆蓋…
in Chinese (Simplified)
置于…上, 盖上, 覆盖…
in Spanish
tapar, tratar, abarcar…
in Portuguese
cobrir, tapar, incluir…
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~に(~を)かぶせる, ~を覆う, (対象や情報)を含む…
örtmek, kapamak, gizlemek…
(re)couvrir, traiter, couvrir…
tapar, cobrir, tractar de…
bedekken, dekken, afleggen…
يُغَطّي, يَكْسو, يُعالِج مَوضوعًا…
(při)krýt, obalit, pokrýt…
dække, tildække, tilbagelægge…
menutup, mencakup, menempuh…
คลุม, ครอบคลุม, เดินทาง…
che phủ, đủ để trả, đi được…
zakrywać, nakrywać, pokrywać…
diselaputi, mencukupi, merangkumi…
bedecken, decken, zurücklegen…
dekke, skjule, overtrekke…
씌우다, 덮다, 다루다…
покривати, вкривати, проходити…
coprire, trattare, includere…
накрывать, закрывать, покрывать…
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