cover

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Derived terms 1.5.2 Translations 2 Swedish 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Usage notes 2.1.2 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ʌvə(r)

[edit] Etymology

Middle English coveren < Old French covrir (French: couvrir) < 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.

[edit] 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. A cover charge.

   There's a $15 cover tonight.

6. A setting at a restaurant table.

   We need to set another cover for the Smith party.

7. (music) A rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
8. (cricket) A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
9. (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.

10. (philately) An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
11. (military) A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
12. (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.
13. (insurance) An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.

[edit] Derived terms

• cover board
• cover charge
• cover letter
• cover version
• take cover

[edit] Translations

• Dutch: hoes c.
• Esperanto: kovrilo
• Ido: kovrilo
• Indonesian: tutup, lingkup, tudung, sampul
• Japanese: カバー (kabā)

[edit] Adjective

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.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to cover (third-person singular simple present covers, present participle covering, simple past and 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, law enforcement) 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 and the threat of firing.
6. (insurance) To provide insurance coverage for.
7. (transitive) to copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).

   I would like to have my bitch covered next spring.

   The stallion has not covered the mare yet.

[edit] Derived terms

• coverage
• cover up
• coverer
• discover
• duck and cover
• recover
• uncover

[edit] Translations

• Esperanto: kovri
• Ido: kovrar
• Indonesian: menutupi, melingkupi
• Japanese: 覆う (おおう, oou), カバーする (kabā-suru)

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[edit] Noun

Inflection for cover	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	cover	covern	cover	coverna
Genitive	covers	coverns	covers	covernas

cover c.

1. (music) cover; a cover song

[edit] Usage notes

The plural of this word could also be covers.

[edit] Derived terms

• coverband