Word: cover Part of Speech: verb 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 *h₁épsder. 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 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 and Portuguese cobrir. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌvɚ/, /ˈkʌvə/, /ˈkʊvə/, /ˈkʌvəɹ/, /ˈkʊvəɹ/ 1. To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect. Labels: transitive Example: He covered the baby with a blanket. Example: When the pot comes to a boil, cover it and reduce the heat to medium. 2. To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect. Labels: transitive Example: The blanket covered the baby. Example: 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. 3. To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal. Labels: transitive Example: Regular hexagons can cover the plane. 4. To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal. Labels: transitive Example: You can cover the plane with regular hexagons. 5. To put on one's hat. Labels: dated, intransitive Example: 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. To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself). Labels: transitive Example: The heroic soldier covered himself with glory. Example: the powers that covered themselves with everlasting infamy by the partition of Poland 7. To have under one’s scope or purview. Labels: transitive Example: The magazine covers such diverse topics as politics, news from the world of science, and the economy. 8. To have under one’s scope or purview. Labels: transitive Example: Richard Morgan covers science for The Economist, The New York Times, Scientific American, and Wired. 9. To have under one’s scope or purview. Labels: transitive Example: Can you cover the morning shift tomorrow? I'll give you off next Monday instead. Example: He is our salesman covering companies with headquarters in the northern provinces. 10. To have under one’s scope or purview. Labels: transitive Example: Does my policy cover accidental loss? 11. To be enough money for. Labels: transitive Example: We've earned enough to cover most of our costs. Example: Ten dollars should cover lunch. 12. To supply with funds; to settle or pay the costs for; to foot the bill for. Labels: transitive Example: Dad, when I get to University, will I be covered? 13. To act as a replacement. Labels: intransitive Example: I need to take off Tuesday. Can you cover for me? 14. To air or run locally originated material in place of network material during an internal spot break in a syndicated program. Labels: transitive Example: I wish that popular afternoon show would let us cover some of their commercials – their national stuff can be so annoying. 15. To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist). Labels: transitive Example: I'm surprised that the band covered this Beatles song so well. 16. To protect, to guard. Labels: transitive Example: 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. 17. To protect, to guard. Labels: transitive 18. To protect, to guard. Labels: transitive Example: In order to checkmate a king on the side of the board, the five squares adjacent to the king must all be covered. 19. To protect, to guard. Labels: transitive 20. To protect, to guard. Labels: transitive 21. To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses). Labels: transitive Example: I would like to have my bitch covered next spring. Example: The stallion has not covered the mare yet. 22. To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area. Labels: transitive 23. To traverse or put behind a certain distance. Labels: transitive Example: 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 ... Example: 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 ... 24. To arrange plates, etc. on (a table) in preparation for a meal. Labels: ambitransitive, dated Example: […] 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. Example: […] the chef can send a runner to see why not and if the waiter has forgotten about the order, a runner can cover and serve.