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Covered has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of cover

"She covered the spilled milk before anyone noticed it was missing from the table."

In plain English: To cover means to put something over another thing so it is hidden or protected.

"The blanket covered the sleeping child."

Usage: Use covered to describe an action completed in the past or a state resulting from something having been placed over an object. It indicates that a surface is hidden, protected, or wrapped by another layer.

Adjective
1

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

"women with covered faces"

"covered wagons"

"a covered balcony"

2

Overlaid (with) or enclosed (within something).

"The old barn was covered in thick ivy that made it look like a green castle from across the field."

In plain English: Covered means having something placed over or spread across an object to protect it or hide what is underneath.

"The table was covered with snow."

Usage: Use covered to describe a surface that has an item placed over it, such as a dish with a lid or a pool with a tarp. It implies protection from the elements rather than being completely wrapped inside a material.

Example Sentences
"The table was covered with snow." adj
"The floor was covered with dust from last week's storm." adj
"His face looked covered in sweat after the long hike." adj
"The table remained covered in sticky fingerprints until we cleaned it." adj
"The blanket covered the sleeping child." verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
bare

Origin

Covered is the past participle of cover, derived from Old French covrir (to hide or shelter), which comes from Latin coperire. The original meaning was to place something over another object or to conceal it completely.

Rhyming Words
red fred bred pred dred cred erred pored gored pared cored fired mired unred hired fared shred bared cared jered
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