Meanings
verbcover all of one's bases (third-person singular simple present covers all of one's bases, present participle covering all of one's bases, simple past and past participle covered all of one's bases)
present singular third person covers all of one's bases · participle present covering all of one's bases · participle past covered all of one's bases · past covered all of one's bases
- alternativeAlternative form of cover one's bases.
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APA
cover all of one's bases. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cover%20all%20of%20one's%20bases
MLA
“cover all of one's bases.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cover%20all%20of%20one's%20bases. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cover all of one's bases,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cover%20all%20of%20one's%20bases.
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