covered

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʌvə(ɹ)d/

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Adjective

covered (not comparable)

1. Overlaid (with) or enclosed (within something).
   • 2015, Shane R. Reeves, David Wallace, “The Combatant Status of the “Little Green Men” and Other Participants in the Ukraine Conflict”, in International Law Studies, US Naval War College‎^[1], volume 91, number 361, Stockton Center for the Study of International Law, page 393:

     The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶

2. (figuratively) Prepared for, or having dealt with, some matter

   With my insurance, I am covered for earthquake damage.

3. (poker) Than whom another player has more money available for betting.

   John has $100 on the table, while Jill only has $75. John has Jill covered.

4. (dated) Wearing one's hat.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:hidden

Antonyms

• uncovered

Derived terms

• covered dish supper
• covered goods wagon
• covered wagon
• hardcovered
• ice-covered
• mudcovered
• noncovered
• semicovered
• softcovered
• undercovered

 

Translations

overlaid or enclosed within something

• Arabic: مُغَطًّى (muḡaṭṭan)
• Armenian: ծածկված (cackvac)
• Azerbaijani: örtülü (az)
• Bulgarian: покрит (bg) (pokrit), закрит (bg) (zakrit)
• Catalan: cobert (ca)
• Dalmatian: copiart
• Finnish: peitetty (fi), katettu (fi)
• French: couvert (fr), recouvert (fr)
• Friulian: cuviert
• Galician: cuberto (gl) m
• German: bedeckt (de), überlagert (de)
• Gothic: 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍃 (fulgins)
• Greek:

  Ancient: σκεπαστός (skepastós)

• Hebrew: מכוסה m (mekhuse), מכוסה f (mekhusa), סָפוּן (he) (s)
• Hungarian: fedett (hu)
• Icelandic: þakinn m
• Indonesian: tertutup (id)
• Italian: coperto (it)
• Latin: tectus (la)
• Malayalam: മൂടിയ (mūṭiya)
• Ottoman Turkish: قابلی (kabli)
• Portuguese: coberto (pt)
• Romanian: acoperit (ro)
• Romansch: cuvert
• Russian: покры́тый (ru) (pokrýtyj), закры́тый (ru) (zakrýtyj), прикры́тый (ru) (prikrýtyj)
• Sanskrit: आवृत (sa) (āvṛta), आस्तरित (sa) (āstarita)
• Scottish Gaelic: còmhdaichte
• Serbo-Croatian: prekriven
• Spanish: cubierto (es)
• Volapük: petegöl

Verb

covered

1. simple past and past participle of cover

Anagrams

• devorce