cover all the bases

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

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Meanings

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

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

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

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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