cover for
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
to provide an excuse or alibi for someone so as to cover up guilt
MWE
Classifications
Cognitive
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Responsibility
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Automation
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Variants
- pasttense
- covered for
- presentparticiple
- covering for
- thirdpersonsingular
- covers for
- pastparticiple
- covered for