覆う — meaning in English

English meaning

• cover verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
• overlay verb To lay or spread one thing over another.

Senses

覆う is used for these senses in English:

• overlay (transitive) To lay, spread, or apply (something) over or across (something else); to overspread.

cover — full definition

1. verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
2. verb To deal with, include, or report on a topic or event.
3. verb To be enough money to pay for something.
4. noun The front or back of a book, magazine, or similar publication.
5. noun A new recording or performance of a song originally released by another artist.

overlay — full definition

1. verb To lay or spread one thing over another.
2. noun A layer, image, or piece of information placed on top of something else.

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