cover
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,959 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,193 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- provide with a covering or cause to be covered cover her face with a handkerchiefcover the child with a blanket
- form a cover over also: spread over The grass covered the grave
- span an interval of distance, space or time also: continue, extend The war extended over five yearsThe period covered the turn of the century
- provide for The grant doesn't cover my salary
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression also: treat, handle, plow, deal, address This book deals with incestThe course covered all of Western Civilization
- include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory also: embrace, encompass, comprehend This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgroundsthis should cover everyone in the group
cover in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The charges for which they were lynched cover a wide range.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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He pushed into a thick cover of rhododendrons, and found himself at once caught in a trap.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1
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Then she put in her cream, and put the cover down over the handle of the dasher.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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My clothes after some time will be worn out; and then I shall have none to cover me.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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His hands tore vainly at the paper cover, which, in the end, had to be removed by the father.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1