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re-cover

re-cover verb: to cover again.

Verb

re-cover (third-person singular simple present re-covers, present participle re-covering, simple past and past participle re-covered)

  1. To cover again.
    • The seats are the same type as fitted to the FGW sets. It's worth remembering that refurbishment of the First Class seats by FGW a few years previously was excellent (if you like leather seats). I assume they have been re-covered in this latest refurbishment.2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 51

Forms of re-cover

third-person singular presentre-covers
present participlere-covering
past participlere-covered
pastre-covered
alternative formrecover

Origin of re-cover

From re- + cover.

Questions about re-cover

What does re-cover mean?
Re-cover means to cover again.
What part of speech is re-cover?
Re-cover is a verb.
What is the past tense of re-cover?
The past tense of re-cover is re-covered.

Words near re-cover in the dictionary

  1. re-construct
  2. re-constructed
  3. re-constructing
  4. re-constructs
  5. re-count
  6. re-cover
  7. re-covered
  8. re-covering
  9. re-coverings
  10. re-covers
  11. re-creatable

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