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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-?
    Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
    Proto-Italic *kom
    Old Latin com
    Latin cum
    Latin con-
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-?
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer-
    Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
    Latin operiō
    Latin cooperiō
    Old French covrirbor.
    Middle English coveren
    English cover

    From Middle English coveren, borrowed from Old French covrir, cueuvrir (modern French couvrir), from Late Latin coperire, from Latin cooperiō (“I cover completely”), from co- (intensive prefix) + operiō (“I close, cover”). Displaced native Middle English thecchen and bethecchen (“to cover”) (from Old English þeccan, beþeccan (“to cover”)), Middle English helen, (over)helen, (for)helen (“to cover, conceal”) (from Old English helan (“to conceal, cover, hide”)), Middle English wrien, (be)wreon (“to cover”) (from Old English (be)wrēon (“to cover”)), Middle English hodren, hothren (“to cover up”) (from Low German hudren (“to cover up”)).

    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. Cognate with Spanish cubrir (“to cover”).

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    Noun

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    cover (countable and uncountable, plural covers)

    1. A lid.
    2. (uncountable) Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
      The soldiers took cover behind a ruined building.
    3. The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
    4. The top sheet of a bed.
    5. A cloth or similar material, often fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa or food to protect it from dust, rain, insects, etc. when not being used.
    6. A cover charge.
      There's a $15 cover tonight.
    7. A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
      We need to set another cover for the Smith party.
    8. (music) A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
    9. (cricket) A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
    10. (cricket) A tarpaulin or other device used to cover the wicket during rain, to prevent it getting wet.
    11. (combinatorics, topology) A collection (or family) of subsets of a given set, whose union contains every element of said original set.
      Hyponyms: exact cover, partition
      The open intervals are a cover for the real numbers.
    12. (philately) An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
    13. (military) A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
    14. (law) In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the goods contracted for.
    15. (insurance) An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
    16. (espionage) A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative; cover story.
    17. (dated) A swindler's confederate.
    18. The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.[1]
    19. In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
    20. (construction) The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.

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    Terms derived from cover (noun)

    Descendants

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    • → Hijazi Arabic: كَڤَر (kavar)
    • → Portuguese: cover

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    Adjective

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    cover (not comparable)

    1. Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.
    2. (music) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.

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    Verb

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

    1. (transitive) To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
      He covered the baby with a blanket.
      When the pot comes to a boil, cover it and reduce the heat to medium.
    2. (transitive) To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
      The blanket covered the baby.
      • 1913, Mrs. [Marie] Belloc Lowndes, chapter I, in The Lodger, London: Methuen, →OCLC; republished in Novels of Mystery: The Lodger; The Story of Ivy; What Really Happened, New York, N.Y.: Longmans, Green and Co., […], [1933], →OCLC, page 0016:
        A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire.
      • 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:
        Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems— […]. Such a slow-release device containing angiogenic factors could be placed on the pia mater covering the cerebral cortex and tested in persons with senile dementia in long term studies.
    3. (transitive) To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
      Regular hexagons can cover the plane.
    4. (transitive) To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
      You can cover the plane with regular hexagons.
    5. (intransitive, dated) To put on one's hat.
      • 1904, Rawdon Lubbock Brown, Calendar of State Papers and Manuscripts:
        All the while he held his hat in his hand; and even until he had given his answer, when he covered and bade us be.
    6. (transitive) To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
      The heroic soldier covered himself with glory.
      • 1842, Henry Brougham, Political Philosophy:
        the powers that covered themselves with everlasting infamy by the partition of Poland
    7. To have under one’s scope or purview.
      1. (transitive, of a publication) To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.
        The magazine covers such diverse topics as politics, news from the world of science, and the economy.
      2. (transitive) To deal with or include someone or something.
        • 2010 (publication date), "Contributors", Discover, ISSN 0274-7529, volume 32, number 1, January–February 2011, page 7:
          Richard Morgan covers science for The Economist, The New York Times, Scientific American, and Wired.
      3. (transitive) To have as an assignment or responsibility.
        Can you cover the morning shift tomorrow? I'll give you off next Monday instead.
        He is our salesman covering companies with headquarters in the northern provinces.
      4. (transitive) To provide insurance coverage for.
        Does my policy cover accidental loss?
    8. (transitive) To be enough money for.
      We've earned enough to cover most of our costs.
      Ten dollars should cover lunch.
    9. (transitive) To supply with funds; to settle or pay the costs for; to foot the bill for.
      Dad, when I get to University, will I be covered?
    10. (intransitive) To act as a replacement.
      I need to take off Tuesday. Can you cover for me?
    11. (transitive, broadcasting) To air or run locally originated material in place of network material during an internal spot break in a syndicated program.
      I wish that popular afternoon show would let us cover some of their commercials – their national stuff can be so annoying.
    12. (music, transitive) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
      I'm surprised that the band covered this Beatles song so well.
    13. To protect, to guard.
      1. (transitive) To protect from attack in general, to guard.
        • 1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 2:
          Pent up in Utica he vainly forms
          A poor Epitome of Roman Greatneſs,
          And, cover’d with Numidian Guards, directs
          A feeble Army, and an empty Senate,
          Remnants of mighty Battels fought in vain.
      2. (military, law enforcement, transitive) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.
      3. (chess, transitive) To protect or control (a piece or square).
        In order to checkmate a king on the side of the board, the five squares adjacent to the king must all be covered.
      4. (sports, transitive) To defend (mark) a particular player or area.
      5. (transitive) To provide an alibi for (someone); to provide excuses or apologia for (someone); to carry water for someone.
    14. (transitive) To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
      • 1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)‎[1]:
        Among animals in a domesticated or confined state it is easy to find evidence of homosexual attraction, due merely to the absence of the other sex. This was known to the ancients; the Egyptians regarded two male partridges as the symbol of homosexuality, and Aristotle noted that two female pigeons would cover each other if no male was at hand.
      I would like to have my bitch covered next spring.
      The stallion has not covered the mare yet.
      Synonym: impregnate
    15. (transitive) To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
    16. (transitive) To traverse or put behind a certain distance.
      • 1915, Aerial Age:
        November 22 — Owing to bad weather all machines flew at a height of 5,000 feet and covered the 90 miles in just 90 minutes . November 23 — During fourth lap ...
      • 1989, Robert K. Krick, Parker's Virginia Battery, C.S.A.:
        It had covered better than 840 miles in just a few hours more than seven days.32 The apparently clumsily managed shuffle through the various railroad nets ...
    17. (transitive, dated) To arrange plates, etc. on (a table) in preparation for a meal.
      Synonyms: lay the table, set the table
      • 1892, George Chase, Leading Cases Upon the Law of Torts, page 46:
        […] he told plaintiff he would cover the table, and furnish it the same as the one he was sitting at, and that he should be waited upon and served the same as those on the other side of the room.

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    Terms derived from cover (verb)

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    Translations

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    References

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    1. ^ Edward H[enry] Knight (1877) “Cover”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. […], volumes I (A–GAS), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton […], →OCLC.

    Anagrams

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    Dutch

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English cover.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.vər/, /ˈkɔ.vər/
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    • Hyphenation: co‧ver

    Noun

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    cover m (plural covers, diminutive covertje n)

    1. a cover, cover song, cover version (rerecording of a previously recorded song, typically by a different artist)
    2. a cover, the front of a magazine or of the package of a storage medium

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    Finnish

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    Etymology

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    Unadapted borrowing from English cover.

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    • IPA(key): /ˈkoʋer/, [ˈko̞ʋe̞r]
    • IPA(key): /ˈkoʋeri/, [ˈko̞ʋe̞ri]
    • Rhymes: -oʋer

    Noun

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    cover

    1. cover, cover version, cover song (rerecording of a previously recorded song)
      Synonyms: coverversio, koveri, lainakappale

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    Inflection of cover (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
    nominative cover coverit
    genitive coverin coverien
    covereiden
    covereitten
    partitive coveria covereita
    covereja
    illative coveriin covereihin
    singular plural
    nominative cover coverit
    accusative nom. cover coverit
    gen. coverin
    genitive coverin coverien
    covereiden
    covereitten
    partitive coveria covereita
    covereja
    inessive coverissa covereissa
    elative coverista covereista
    illative coveriin covereihin
    adessive coverilla covereilla
    ablative coverilta covereilta
    allative coverille covereille
    essive coverina covereina
    translative coveriksi covereiksi
    abessive coveritta covereitta
    instructive — coverein
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of cover (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative coverini coverini
    accusative nom. coverini coverini
    gen. coverini
    genitive coverini coverieni
    covereideni
    covereitteni
    partitive coveriani covereitani
    coverejani
    inessive coverissani covereissani
    elative coveristani covereistani
    illative coveriini covereihini
    adessive coverillani covereillani
    ablative coveriltani covereiltani
    allative coverilleni covereilleni
    essive coverinani covereinani
    translative coverikseni covereikseni
    abessive coverittani covereittani
    instructive — —
    comitative — covereineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative coverisi coverisi
    accusative nom. coverisi coverisi
    gen. coverisi
    genitive coverisi coveriesi
    covereidesi
    covereittesi
    partitive coveriasi covereitasi
    coverejasi
    inessive coverissasi covereissasi
    elative coveristasi covereistasi
    illative coveriisi covereihisi
    adessive coverillasi covereillasi
    ablative coveriltasi covereiltasi
    allative coverillesi covereillesi
    essive coverinasi covereinasi
    translative coveriksesi covereiksesi
    abessive coverittasi covereittasi
    instructive — —
    comitative — covereinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative coverimme coverimme
    accusative nom. coverimme coverimme
    gen. coverimme
    genitive coverimme coveriemme
    covereidemme
    covereittemme
    partitive coveriamme covereitamme
    coverejamme
    inessive coverissamme covereissamme
    elative coveristamme covereistamme
    illative coveriimme covereihimme
    adessive coverillamme covereillamme
    ablative coveriltamme covereiltamme
    allative coverillemme covereillemme
    essive coverinamme covereinamme
    translative coveriksemme covereiksemme
    abessive coverittamme covereittamme
    instructive — —
    comitative — covereinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative coverinne coverinne
    accusative nom. coverinne coverinne
    gen. coverinne
    genitive coverinne coverienne
    covereidenne
    covereittenne
    partitive coverianne covereitanne
    coverejanne
    inessive coverissanne covereissanne
    elative coveristanne covereistanne
    illative coveriinne covereihinne
    adessive coverillanne covereillanne
    ablative coveriltanne covereiltanne
    allative coverillenne covereillenne
    essive coverinanne covereinanne
    translative coveriksenne covereiksenne
    abessive coverittanne covereittanne
    instructive — —
    comitative — covereinenne
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative coverinsa coverinsa
    accusative nom. coverinsa coverinsa
    gen. coverinsa
    genitive coverinsa coveriensa
    covereidensa
    covereittensa
    partitive coveriaan
    coveriansa     		covereitaan
    coverejaan
    covereitansa
    coverejansa
    inessive coverissaan
    coverissansa     		covereissaan
    covereissansa
    elative coveristaan
    coveristansa     		covereistaan
    covereistansa
    illative coveriinsa covereihinsa
    adessive coverillaan
    coverillansa     		covereillaan
    covereillansa
    ablative coveriltaan
    coveriltansa     		covereiltaan
    covereiltansa
    allative coverilleen
    coverillensa     		covereilleen
    covereillensa
    essive coverinaan
    coverinansa     		covereinaan
    covereinansa
    translative coverikseen
    coveriksensa     		covereikseen
    covereiksensa
    abessive coverittaan
    coverittansa     		covereittaan
    covereittansa
    instructive — —
    comitative — covereineen
    covereinensa

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    French

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English cover.

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    cover m (plural covers)

    1. (colloquial) cover (rerecording)

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    cover

    1. inflection of covern:
      1. first-person singular present
      2. singular imperative

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Old French covert, and was influenced by coveren.

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    cover (plural covers)

    1. Something that covers.
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    Polish

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    Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pl

    Etymology

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    Unadapted borrowing from English cover.

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    cover m inan

    1. (music) cover version (rerecording of a song)

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    Declension of cover
    singular plural
    nominative cover covery
    genitive coveru coverów
    dative coverowi coverom
    accusative cover covery
    instrumental coverem coverami
    locative coverze coverach
    vocative coverze covery

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    • cover in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • cover in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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    Unadapted borrowing from English cover.

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    • Hyphenation: co‧ver

    Noun

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    cover m or (rare) f (plural coveres)

    1. (music) cover version (rerecording of a song by another musician or group)
      Synonym: versão cover

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    cover m or f by sense (plural coveres)

    1. impersonator (an entertainer whose act is based upon performing impressions of others)
      Ele é cover do Elvis Presley. ― He is an Elvis Presley impersonator.

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    Spanish

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    Etymology

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    Unadapted borrowing from English cover.

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    • IPA(key): /ˈkobeɾ/ [ˈko.β̞eɾ]
    • Rhymes: -obeɾ
    • Syllabification: co‧ver

    Noun

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    cover m (plural covers)

    1. (music) cover, cover version
      Synonym: versión

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    • According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

    Swedish

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English cover.

    Noun

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    cover c

    1. (music) cover, cover song

    Usage notes

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    The plural of this word could also be covers.

    Declension

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    Declension of cover
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite cover covers
    definite covern coverns
    plural indefinite cover covers
    definite coverna covernas

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