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Meaning of cover ground | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To move across an area; to traverse a certain distance.
  2. To do a certain amount of work; to make progress towards an end.

Examples

“A few times there we even followed you, but you weren’t going anywhere, just wandering, just covering ground.”
“I'll cover⟳ some more ground with the essay after my vacation.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

cover one's back cover one's bases cover one's feet cover one's tracks cover oneself in glory cover shorts

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