cover

Etymology
From, borrowed from (modern 🇨🇬), from , from , from  +. Displaced native 🇨🇬 and (from 🇨🇬, ), 🇨🇬 (from 🇨🇬), 🇨🇬 (from 🇨🇬), 🇨🇬 (from 🇨🇬).

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the original sense of the verb and noun was “hide from view” as in its cognate. Except in the limited sense of “cover again”, the word is unrelated and is cognate with. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) A lid.
 * 2)  Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
 * 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.
 * 7) A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
 * 8)  A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
 * 9)  A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
 * 10)  A collection (or family) of subsets of a given set, whose union contains every element of said original set.
 * 11)  An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
 * 12)  A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
 * 13)  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.
 * 14)  An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
 * 15)  A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative; cover story.
 * 16)  A swindler's confederate.
 * 17) The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
 * 18) In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
 * 19)  The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.
 * 1)  An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
 * 2)  A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative; cover story.
 * 3)  A swindler's confederate.
 * 4) The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
 * 5) In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
 * 6)  The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: dekking
 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: غِطَاء
 * Armenian: ,
 * Old Armenian: կափարիչ, խուփն
 * Azerbaijani:, ağızlıq
 * Belarusian: ве́чка, кры́шка
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Cebuano: tabon
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:, låg
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: tegilo, fermoplato
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: ,
 * Georgian: ხუფი
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: πῶμα
 * Hausa:
 * Hebrew:
 * Higaonon: tabon, taklob
 * Hungarian:, , , , ,
 * Irish:, cumhdach
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Khmer:, , គំរប
 * Korean: ,
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: سھرقاپ
 * Lao: ກວມເອົາ
 * Latin: operculum
 * Latvian: vāks
 * Lithuanian: dangtis
 * Macedonian: капак
 * Maori: taupoki
 * Mongolian:
 * Cyrillic: ,
 * Persian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: по̀клопац, ка̀пак
 * Roman: ,
 * Sinhalese:
 * Slovak: viečko, veko
 * Slovene: ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog:, pantakip
 * Telugu:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: кри́шка
 * Uzbek: ,
 * Vietnamese: (䈫)
 * Zazaki: kapağ


 * Afrikaans: skuiling
 * Azerbaijani: sığınaq, sığıncaq, daldalanacaq
 * Belarusian: укрыццё
 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish: gemmested
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: σκέπη
 * Hebrew: כיסוי
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Latin: suffugium
 * Lithuanian: paslėpti
 * Persian: رو پوشانی
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Slovene: kritje
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian: укриття́


 * Afrikaans: voorblad, agterblad
 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: غِلَاف
 * Armenian: ,
 * Azerbaijani: ,
 * Belarusian: во́кладка
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chakma: 𑄔𑄣𑄴
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: omslag
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto: kovrilo
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:,  ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Irish:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, ブックカバー,
 * Khmer:
 * Korean:, 겉장
 * Latvian: vāks
 * Lithuanian: viršelis
 * Macedonian: корица
 * Maori: kōpaki
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: còmhdach
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: на́словница
 * Roman:
 * Slovak: obálka
 * Slovene: platnica
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: обкла́динка, обго́ртка
 * Vietnamese: (皮)
 * Zazaki: kapağ


 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: örtük
 * Belarusian: по́крыўка, по́крыва
 * Bulgarian: кори́ца
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Italian:, lenzuolo piano,
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Latvian: apklājs, apsegs, sega
 * Lithuanian: apklotas
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Sardinian: manta
 * Scottish Gaelic: còmhdach
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Spanish:, cobertor,
 * Swedish: överkast
 * Telugu:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: покрива́ло


 * Irish: cumhdach
 * Maori: poreku


 * Bulgarian: куве́рт
 * Danish: entréafgift
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: pääsymaksu
 * Hungarian:, , belépti díj
 * Italian:, copertura finanziaria,
 * Korean:
 * Polish: napiwek wliczony
 * Portuguese: taxa inclusa
 * Russian: входна́я пла́та
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: příbor (stolní)
 * Danish:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: pogrinjek
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: ,


 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Swedish: övertäckning


 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: busta primo giorno di emissione


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: dækning
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:, , , ,
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Mongolian:
 * Cyrillic:
 * Russian:


 * Finnish: vakuutusturva
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: copertura assicurativa,, , ,


 * Finnish: peitetarina, peiterooli, peitehenkilöllisyys
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, fedővállalkozás, fedőszemély, fedőtörténet, fedősztori
 * Italian:, sotto copertura
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: gizli kimlik


 * Esperanto:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:, , ,
 * Irish:
 * Japanese:
 * Lao:

Adjective

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

Translations

 * Bulgarian: кори́чен
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: kansi-
 * Hungarian:, , , címoldali, címlapon/címoldalon/fedélen lévő/látható/szereplő
 * Polish: okładkowy
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: -omslag


 * Finnish: cover-
 * Swedish: cover-

Verb

 * 1)  To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
 * 2)  To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
 * 3)  To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
 * 4)  To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
 * 5)  To put on one's hat.
 * 6)  To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
 * 7)  To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.
 * 8) To deal with or include someone or something.
 * 9) * 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.
 * 1) To be enough money for.
 * 2) To supply with funds; to settle or pay the costs for; to foot the bill for.
 * 3)  To act as a replacement.
 * 4)  To air or run locally originated material in place of network material during an internal spot break in a syndicated program.
 * 5)  To have as an assignment or responsibility.
 * 6)  To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
 * 7)  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.
 * 8) To provide insurance coverage for.
 * 9) To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
 * 10)  To protect or control (a piece or square).
 * 11) To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
 * 12) To traverse or put behind a certain distance.
 * 13)  To arrange plates, etc. on (a table) in preparation for a meal.
 * 14)  To defend (mark) a particular player or area.
 * 15)  To provide an alibi for (someone); to provide excuses or apologia for (someone); to carry water for someone.
 * 1)  To act as a replacement.
 * 2)  To air or run locally originated material in place of network material during an internal spot break in a syndicated program.
 * 3)  To have as an assignment or responsibility.
 * 4)  To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
 * 5)  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.
 * 6) To provide insurance coverage for.
 * 7) To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
 * 8)  To protect or control (a piece or square).
 * 9) To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
 * 10) To traverse or put behind a certain distance.
 * 11)  To arrange plates, etc. on (a table) in preparation for a meal.
 * 12)  To defend (mark) a particular player or area.
 * 13)  To provide an alibi for (someone); to provide excuses or apologia for (someone); to carry water for someone.
 * 1)  To protect or control (a piece or square).
 * 2) To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
 * 3) To traverse or put behind a certain distance.
 * 4)  To arrange plates, etc. on (a table) in preparation for a meal.
 * 5)  To defend (mark) a particular player or area.
 * 6)  To provide an alibi for (someone); to provide excuses or apologia for (someone); to carry water for someone.
 * 1) To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
 * 2) To traverse or put behind a certain distance.
 * 3)  To arrange plates, etc. on (a table) in preparation for a meal.
 * 4)  To defend (mark) a particular player or area.
 * 5)  To provide an alibi for (someone); to provide excuses or apologia for (someone); to carry water for someone.
 * 1)  To defend (mark) a particular player or area.
 * 2)  To provide an alibi for (someone); to provide excuses or apologia for (someone); to carry water for someone.
 * 1)  To defend (mark) a particular player or area.
 * 2)  To provide an alibi for (someone); to provide excuses or apologia for (someone); to carry water for someone.

Translations

 * Arabic: غَطَّى
 * Armenian:
 * Aromanian: acoapir, coapir
 * Asturian: anubrir
 * Azerbaijani: ,
 * Basque: estali
 * Belarusian: пакрыва́ць, пакры́ць, прыкрыва́ць, прыкры́ць, укрыва́ць, ўкрыва́ць, укры́ць, ўкрыць
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:, přikrýt
 * Dalmatian: coprer
 * Danish: dække
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: kovri
 * Extremaduran: cubril
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Friulian: cuvierzi, cuviergi
 * Galician: ,
 * Georgian: დაფარვა
 * German: ,
 * Gothic: 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: καλύπτω
 * Guaraní: jaho'i
 * Hebrew: כיסה
 * Hungarian:, , , , , ,
 * Icelandic:
 * Irish: cumhdaigh
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Kabuverdianu: bafa
 * Khmer:
 * Korean:, ,
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: داپۆشھ
 * Latin: cooperiō, occulō, ,
 * Latvian: segt
 * Lithuanian:
 * Luxembourgish: couvréieren
 * Macedonian: покрива
 * Malay: menutup
 * Maori: taupoki, whakapūngenengene, tūruru , tāuhi, poreku
 * Mauritian Creole: kouver
 * Megleno-Romanian: cupires
 * Mongolian:
 * Nanai: бури-
 * Nepali: ढाक्नु
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Occitan:
 * Old English: þeċċan, wrēon
 * Old Javanese: tutup
 * Ossetian: бамбӕрзын
 * Polish:, , , , , , , , , ,
 * Portuguese:, , ,
 * Quechua: qatay
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , , , , , ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Scottish Gaelic: còmhdaich
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: покривати, покрити
 * Roman: ,
 * Sherpa: འགེབ
 * Slovak: kryť, prikrývať, prikryť
 * Slovene: pokriti
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: kšyś
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: takpan
 * Telugu:
 * Thai:, ,
 * Tibetan: འགེབས
 * Tocharian B: wāl-
 * Tok Pisin: karamapim
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: покрива́ти, покри́ти, прикрива́ти, прикри́ти, укрива́ти, вкрива́ти, укрит́и, вкри́ти
 * Venetian: cuèrzar
 * Vietnamese:


 * Hungarian:, , , , , , , , , , , , ,


 * Azerbaijani:, əhatə etmək
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: hõlmama
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:, , , , hírt ad
 * Italian: ,
 * Korean:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: əhatə etmək
 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hebrew: כיסה
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Slovene: kriti
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: täcka upp


 * Azerbaijani: əvəz etmək
 * Hungarian:


 * Hungarian: ,
 * Portuguese:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Slovene: prirediti
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: göra en cover (på/av)


 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: himayə etmək
 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish: dække, sikre, støtte
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, Deckung geben
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovene: kriti
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:


 * Hungarian: ,
 * Maori: inihua


 * Azerbaijani:, , mayalandırmaq, dölləndirmək
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Danish: bedække
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:, ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Ingrian: hässiä
 * Italian:, ,
 * Korean:
 * Maori: whakaekeeke
 * Polish:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Hungarian:, , , ,


 * Azerbaijani: qət etmək, ,
 * French:
 * Russian:,  ,  ,
 * Swedish:


 * Hungarian:, ,


 * Esperanto:
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Romansh:

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * A, cover song, cover version rerecording of a previously recorded song, typically by a different artist.
 * A, the front of a magazine or of the package of a storage medium.

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1) cover, cover version, cover song rerecording of a previously recorded song

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1)   (rerecording)

Etymology
, and was influenced by.

Noun

 * 1) Something that covers.

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1)  cover version

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1)  cover version rerecording of a song by another musician or group

Etymology
.

Noun

 * , cover version

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * , cover song

Usage notes
The plural of this word could also be covers.