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# covered

adjective (covered); verb (cover, covers, covered, covering)

«covered» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Covered means having something over it or on it. A covered pool has a sheet on top. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/covered/#m1)
2. Covered is the past of cover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/covered/#m2)
3. «Covered in» means having a lot of something all over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/covered/#m3)

### In the lessons

maths: an area or distance already done, or the part covered; «covered 30 miles» is distance travelled; the rest = total − covered; fractions of an area covered; everyday life: covered in mud, a covered bridge; science: most of Earth is covered by water

### Examples

- The floor is covered with 48 tiles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/covered/#x1)
- Half the field is covered in snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/covered/#x2)
- He covered 30 miles by noon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/covered/#x3)
- How much of the wall is covered so far? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/covered/#x4)
- The dog came back covered in mud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/covered/#x5)
- About 70 out of 100 parts of Earth are covered by water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/covered/#x6)
- We walked across a covered bridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/covered/#x7)
- The teacher covered fractions this week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/covered/#x8)
- The sharp winds blew over the snow-covered fields. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/covered/#x9)

### Note

Says a part is done: the rest is total minus covered. Trap: «half covered» is a fraction of the whole area, not of the part left.

## In Jewish tradition

Having something over or on it. In the Writings it is also used for shame, grief or anger, as when a head or face is covered in mourning.

**Interpretation.** Covering the head is a sign of mourning in the Writings, as with Haman. The tradition also reads God's anger "covering" His people in Lamentations as the pain of exile.

### Examples

- Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. (Torah GEN.7.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/covered/#x1)
- And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount. (Torah EXO.24.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/covered/#x2)
- So it was alway: the cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night. (Torah NUM.9.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/covered/#x3)
- But Haman hasted to his house, mourning and having his head covered. (Writings EST.6.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/covered/#x4)
- Thou hast covered with anger and pursued us; Thou hast slain unsparingly. (Writings LAM.3.43, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/covered/#x5)
- Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face. (Writings PSA.69.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/covered/#x6)

### Note

Says a part is done: the rest is total minus covered. Trap: «half covered» is a fraction of the whole area, not of the part left.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «covered» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/covered/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«covered» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/covered.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «covered» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/covered/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«covered» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/covered.html) on Mova free.