noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
the extent to which something is covered
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: extent
8
noun
Meaning 8
the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reporting, reportage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: news
9
noun
Meaning 9
the total amount and type of insurance carried
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: insurance coverage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h1ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h1épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h1epi Proto-Indo-European *h2wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Latin operiō Latin cooperiō Old French covrirbor. Middle English coveren English cover Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English coverage From cover + -age. First attested in 1912. Compare Middle English coverage (“a charge for having or stall or booth at a fair”).
Across languages
Translations
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَغْطِيَة
(taḡṭiya)
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Armenian:
ծածկույթ
(cackuytʻ)
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Bulgarian:
обсег
(obseg)
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Bulgarian:
обхват
(obhvat)
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Czech:
pokrytí
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Dutch:
dekking
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Finnish:
kattavuus
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Finnish:
laajuus
— amount by which something or someone is covered
French:
couverture
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Georgian:
დაფარვა
(daparva)
— amount by which something or someone is covered
German:
Abdeckung
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Hungarian:
kiterjedés
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Korean:
덮는 범위
(deomneun beomwi)
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Korean:
보도
(bodo)
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Norwegian Bokmål:
dekning
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Norwegian Bokmål:
dekke
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dekking
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dekning
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dekke
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Portuguese:
cobertura
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Romanian:
acoperire
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Russian:
охва́т
(oxvát)
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Russian:
покры́тие
(pokrýtije)
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Russian:
зо́на де́йствия
(zóna déjstvija)
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Serbo-Croatian:
pokrivenost
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Spanish:
cobertura
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Vietnamese:
(độ) bao phủ
— amount by which something or someone is covered
Armenian:
լուսաբանում
(lusabanum)
— (journalism) the amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media
Finnish:
näkyvyys
— (journalism) the amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media
Finnish:
huomio
— (journalism) the amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media
Finnish:
julkisuus
— (journalism) the amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media
German:
Berichterstattung
— (journalism) the amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media
Russian:
освеще́ние
(osveščénije)
— (journalism) the amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media
Ukrainian:
ви́світлення
(výsvitlennja)
— (journalism) the amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media
Vietnamese:
(độ) bao phủ
— (journalism) the amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media
Finnish:
kattavuus
— (genetics) average number of reads representing a given nucleotide
French:
couverture
— (genetics) average number of reads representing a given nucleotide
Italian:
copertura
— (genetics) average number of reads representing a given nucleotide
Portuguese:
cobertura
— (genetics) average number of reads representing a given nucleotide
Spanish:
cobertura
— (genetics) average number of reads representing a given nucleotide
Bulgarian:
обхват
(obhvat)
— the area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network
Dutch:
dekking
— the area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network
Finnish:
kuuluvuusalue
— the area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network
Finnish:
peittoalue
— the area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network
Georgian:
დაფარვის ზონა
(daparvis zona)
— the area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network
Georgian:
დაფარვის არეალი
(daparvis areali)
— the area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network
Hungarian:
lefedettség
— the area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network
Malay:
liputan
— the area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network
Māori:
kapitanga
— the area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network
Swedish:
täckning
— the area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network
Turkish:
kapsama alanı
— the area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network
Turkish:
kaplama alanı
— the area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network
Vietnamese:
vùng phủ sóng
— the area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network