COVER core meaning

Typical context	The woman covered the boy with a blanket.
Microroles	covered thing, coverer, cover, cover-beneficiary, cover causer, cover instrument

Verb forms 42

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Language	region	family	Verb form	Basic Coding frame	arg_count
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	bò	1 fi+2 V 3	3
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	dé	1 fi+2 V 3	3
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	zudecken	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc	2
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	voo	1 > V > 2	2
Nǀǀng	Africa	Tuu	ǂanu	1 V 2	2
Nǀǀng	Africa	Tuu	ǂʼaoke	1 V 2	2
Chintang	Asia	Tibeto-Burman	bhukt	1-erg 2-abs 3-erg V.agt[1].obj[2]	3
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	tutup	1 V 2	2
Zenzontepec Chatino	Americas	Otomanguean	nka-t-ākǫ́ʔ	V 1 jiʔį̄+2 (lóʔō+3)	3
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	kurumu	1-nom (2-instr) 3-acc V	3
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	wátájcó	1-nom 2-acc (3-all) V	3
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	kage-ru	1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V	3
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	wapars	1-erg 2-abs (3-abl) und[2].V.act[1]	3
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	pix	sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 1 (yéetel+3)	3
Sliammon	Americas	Salish	tʼayš-a-t	V.obj[1].sbj[2] 1	2
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	coprire	1 > V.subj[1] > 2 (con+3)	3
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	kake-ru	1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V	3
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	kasache	1 > V 2 (ngê+3)	3
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	sache	1 > V 2 (ngê+3)	3
Evenki	Asia	Altaic	das-	1-nom 2-acc 3-instr V	3
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	cackel	1-nom 2-nomdat (3-instr) V.subj[1]	3
Bezhta	Europe (and Indo-European)	Nakh-Daghestanian	yoq'olal	1-erg 2-abs 3-sup abs[2].V	3
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	þekja	1-nom V.agr[1] 2-dat á+3-acc	3
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	breiða	1-nom V.agr[1] 2-acc yfir+3-acc	3
Ainu	Asia	isolate	kamu-re	1 2 3 subj[1].obj[2].V	3
Mandarin Chinese	Asia	Sino-Tibetan	gài(shàng)	1 > (yòng+2 > ) V > 3	3
Balinese	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	ngerurub	1 V 2 aji+3	3
Jaminjung	Southeast Asia & Australia	Mirndi	bardbard ganarrany	1-erg 2-abs subj[1].obj[2].V 3-instr	3
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	awapars	1-abs V.act[1]	1
Korean	Asia	Isolate/Koreanic	deopda	1-nom 2-acc 3-loc V	3
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	gbahang	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	gbawaad	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Sri Lanka Malay	Asia	Austronesian	thuuthup	1 2-acc 3-abl V	3
English	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	cover	1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > with+3)	3
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	múura	1 > 2 > V > 3+la	3
Modern Standard Arabic	Africa	Semitic	ġaṭṭā	V.subj[1] 1-nom 2-acc (bi+3)	3
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	haruką	1 2 und[2].act[1].V	2
Even	Asia	Tungusic	das-	1-nom 2-acc 3-instr V.subj[1]	3
Russian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	nakrytʹ	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc (3-instr)	3
Ket	Asia	Yeniseic	ət⁷-k⁵-t~a⁰ (S-ət-O-k-t-pl)	1 2 (3-instr) subj[1].obj[2].V	3
Mapudungun	Americas	Araucanian	takun (2)	V.subj[1].obj[2] 2 1	2
Yaqui	Americas	Uto-Aztecan	patta	1-nom 2-acc (3-instr) V	3

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