cover the bases in English

Forms: covers the bases [present, singular, third-person], covering the bases [participle, present], covered the bases [participle, past], covered the bases [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=cover the bases}} cover the bases (third-person singular simple present covers the bases, present participle covering the bases, simple past and past participle covered the bases)

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"cover the bases" meaning in English

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