"re-cover" meaning in English

See re-cover in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: re-covers [present, singular, third-person], re-covering [participle, present], re-covered [participle, past], re-covered [past]
Etymology: From re- + cover. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|cover}} re- + cover Head templates: {{en-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. Synonyms: recover

Inflected forms

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