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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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