cover

A2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

Also spelled kivered

US /ˈkʌvɚ/ UK /ˈkʌvə/ See IPA manual

noun verb Freq #885

Meanings

1

verb
To place something over or on top of something else.

Cover the pot with a lid while it cooks.
2

verb
To protect someone or something with insurance.

The insurance won't cover this damage.
3

noun
Bedding such as a blanket that keeps a person warm in bed.

They pulled the covers over their heads and went to sleep.
4

noun
A layer of something that lies over a surface.

The garden lay under a covering of snow.
5

noun
A new recording of a song first made popular by someone else.

They made a cover of a Beatles song.

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Synonyms

2 verb · to protect someone or... insure underwrite

3 noun · bedding such as a blanket... blanket

4 noun · a layer of something that... covering

5 noun · a new recording of a song... cover versioncover song

Word family

Forms covers

Derived forms bacoverbecoverbed-coverbedcoverchaircovercover-fewcover-girlcover-shamecover-slutcover-upcoverabilitycoverable

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. 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 (“to cover completely”), from co- (intensive prefix) + operiō (“to close, cover”). Displaced native Middle English…

coveren Middle English covrir Old French coperire la-lat cooperiō Latin

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# cover

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈkʌvɚ
**IPA (UK):** ˈkʌvə
**Frequency rank:** 885

## Meanings
1. To place something over or on top of something else.
2. To protect someone or something with insurance.
3. Bedding such as a blanket that keeps a person warm in bed.
4. A layer of something that lies over a surface.
5. A new recording of a song first made popular by someone else.

## Examples
- Cover the pot with a lid while it cooks.
- The insurance won't cover this damage.
- They pulled the covers over their heads and went to sleep.
- The garden lay under a covering of snow.
- They made a cover of a Beatles song.

## Derived Forms
- bacover
- becover
- bed-cover
- bedcover
- chaircover
- cover-few
- cover-girl
- cover-shame
- cover-slut
- cover-up
- coverability
- coverable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: coveren
- Root: covrir
- Root: coperire
- Root: cooperiō

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. 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 (“to cover completely”), from co- (intensive prefix) + operiō (“to close, cover”). Displaced native Middle English…

## AI Etymology
cover comes from Middle English coveren, borrowed from Old French covrir, cueuvrir (modern French couvrir), from Late Latin coperire, from Latin cooperiō (“to cover completely”), from co- (intensive prefix) + operiō (“to close, cover”). The historical chain includes Middle English coveren, Old French covrir, la-lat coperire, Latin cooperiō. Current senses include to place something over or on top of something else and to protect someone or something with insurance. English relatives and later formations include bacover, becover, bed-cover.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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