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VocabJLPT N3

to cover

Godan VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. to cover
2. to hide

This う-verb means "to cover" or "to spread over" something, hiding or enveloping it completely. It can be used for physical covering, such as clouds covering the sky or a blanket covering a person, as well as figurative uses. The thing doing the covering takes the subject position and the thing being covered takes を.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

"Covering the window with paper won't block the sound," my brother said.

Sentence 2

It feels like I'm covering up guilt with self-righteousness, and it's weighing on me.

Sentence 3

The way you said that — you're covering the coldness with kindness, aren't you.

Sentence 4

I wonder how far the snow is covering the road.

Sentence 5

She hid her tears behind her hair.