cover all of the bases

A form of cover one's bases — To be thorough; to prepare thoroughly or completely.

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Meanings

verbcover all of the bases (third-person singular simple present covers all of the bases, present participle covering all of the bases, simple past and past participle covered all of the bases)

present singular third person covers all of the bases · participle present covering all of the bases · participle past covered all of the bases · past covered all of the bases

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cover one's bases.
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APA

cover all of the bases. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cover%20all%20of%20the%20bases

MLA

“cover all of the bases.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cover%20all%20of%20the%20bases. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cover all of the bases,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cover%20all%20of%20the%20bases.

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