Cover

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English

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Etymology

Middle English coveren< Old French covrir< Latin cooperire (to cover completely).

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the original sense of the verb and noun cover was hide from view as in its cognate covert. Except in the limited sense of cover again, the word recover is unrelated and is cognate with recuperate.

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Noun

Cover (plural Covers)

  1. A lid
  2. The hiding from view.
  3. The front and back of a book or magazine.
  4. The top sheet of a bed.
  5. (music): A cover version; a cover song.
  6. (cricket) A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
  7. A setting at a restaurant table.
    We need to set another cover for the Smith party.
  8. (topology) A set (more often known as a family) of sets, whose union contains the given set.
    The open intervals are a cover for the real numbers.
  9. A cover charge.
    There's a $15 cover tonight.
  10. (stamp collecting) an envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
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Translations

lid

hiding

front and back of a book or a magazine

  • Portuguese: capa f.
  • Swedish: omslag n (magazine, paperback book or the content of the cover of a hardcover book), pärmar (plural, of a book)

top sheet

cover version

cricket fielding position

setting at a restaurant table

Portuguese: reserva f.

family of sets

cover charge

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Adjective

cover

  1. Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.
  2. (music): Originally recorded by one artist, but later rerecorded by another artist.
  3. Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.
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Translations

about cover of a book or magazine

  • Portuguese: coberto m., coberta f.
  • Swedish: omslags-

concerning a cover version

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Verb

to cover (third-person singular simple present covers, present participle covering, simple past covered, past participle covered)

  1. To place something over or upon to conceal or protect.
  2. To feature, discuss, or mention.
  3. To provide enough money for.
    We've earned enough money to cover most of our costs.
  4. (music): To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
  5. (military) To protect moving troops by escorting them, or by continuous, heavy firing at or in the direction of the enemy as to force them to stay in cover
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Translations

to conceal or protect

mention

provide enough money for

make a cover

  • Dutch: coveren
  • Finnish: coveroida (colloquial{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})

protect by shooting

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