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Cover Covered Sth Transitive Money Kaplamak Sb/Sth Verb

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Kind verb
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IPA  /ˈkʌvə(r)   / verb
Back örtmek; kapamak; kaplamak
örtbas etmek
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cover (verb)

 /ˈkʌvə(r)   / verb
 
HIDE/PROTECT
1 [transitive]
 cover sb/sth (up/over) (with sth)
to put sth on or in front of sth to hide or protect it
örtmek; kapamak; kaplamak
 Could you cover the food and put it in the fridge?
 She couldn't look any more and covered her eyes.
 She was asleep on the sofa so he covered her over with a duvet.
 I covered the floor with newspaper before I started painting.
 (figurative) Paula laughed to cover (saklamak) her embarrassment.
OPPOSITE UNCOVER
SPREAD OVER SURFACE
2 [transitive]
cover sb/sth in/with sth
to be on the surface of sth; to make sth do this
kaplamak
 A car went through the puddle and covered me with mud.
 Graffiti covered the walls.
 The eruption of the volcano covered the town in a layer of ash.
 3 [transitive]
to fill or spread over a certain area
kaplamak, sıvamak
 The floods cover an area of about 15 000 square kilometres.
INCLUDE
4 [transitive]
to include or to deal with sth
kapsamak, kapsamına almak;
(basın, TV) yer vermek
 Part-time workers are not covered by the law.
 All the papers covered the election in depth.
 The course covered both British and European naval history.
 I think we've covered everything. Now, does anyone have a question?
MONEY
5 [transitive]
to be enough money for sth
 (para vb.) karşılamak
 We'll give you some money to cover your expenses.
TRAVEL
6 [transitive]
to travel a certain distance
 (mesafe) gitmek, katetmek
 We covered about 500 kilometres that day.
DO SB'S JOB
7 [intransitive]
cover (for sb)
to do sb's job while they are away from work
başkasının işine bakmak
 Matt's phoned in sick today so we'll have to find someone to cover (for him).
INSURANCE
8 [transitive]
cover sb/sth against/for sth
to protect sb/sth with insurance
sigortalamak
 The insurance policy covers us for any damage to our property.
 The policy even covers your furniture.
IDIOM
cover the cost (of sth)
to have or make enough money to pay for sth
 We made so little money at our school dance that we didn't even cover the cost of the band.
PHRASAL VERBS
cover sth up
to prevent people hearing about a mistake or sth bad
örtbas etmek
 The police have been accused of trying to cover up the facts of the case.
cover up for sb
to hide sb's mistakes or crimes in order to protect them
suçunu gizlemek, kabahatini örtmek
 His wife covered up for him to the police.
 

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