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covered one's bases

covered one's bases is the simple past and past participle of cover one's bases.

Meaning of cover one's bases

Verb

cover one's bases (third-person singular simple present covers one's bases, present participle covering one's bases, simple past and past participle covered one's bases)

  1. (idiomatic) To be thorough; to prepare thoroughly or completely.
    • She eats a balanced diet, but takes vitamin pills anyway, to cover her bases.

Questions about covered one's bases

What is covered one's bases the simple past and past participle of?
Covered one's bases is the simple past and past participle of cover one's bases.

Words near covered one's bases in the dictionary

  1. covered dish suppers
  2. covered goods wagon
  3. covered goods wagons
  4. covered ground
  5. covered one's back
  6. covered one's bases
  7. covered one's feet
  8. covered one's tracks
  9. covered oneself in glory
  10. covered shorts
  11. covered someone's ass

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