cover the bases

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

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Meanings

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

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

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

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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