Covert — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a flock of coots

a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/koʊvˈɜːt/

🇬🇧British English

/kəʊvˈɜːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəʊvˈɜːt/

2 syllables Say it as /koʊvˈɜːt/.

Examples

a screen of trees afforded privacy
under cover of darkness
the brush provided a covert for game

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cover concealment screen

Antonyms

overt

Parts of Speech

noun	a flock of coots
noun	a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something “a screen of trees afforded privacy”
adjective	secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed “covert actions by the CIA”
adjective	(of a wife) being under the protection of her husband “a woman covert”

Word Forms

cover	verb	spread over a surface to conceal or protect
covertness	noun	the state of being covert and hidden

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verdeckt

ein Schwarm Blässhühner

🇫🇷French

secret

un troupeau de foulques

🇪🇸Spanish

encubierto

una bandada de fochas

🇮🇹Italian

nascosto

uno stormo di folaghe

🇳🇱Dutch

verborgen

een zwerm meerkoeten

🇵🇹Portuguese

secreto

um bando de galeirões

🇷🇺Russian

тайный

стая лысух

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रच्छन्न

कूटों का झुंड

🇧🇩Bengali

গোপন

coots একটি ঝাঁক

🇮🇳Tamil

மறைவான

கூத்தாடிகளின் கூட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

రహస్య

కూట్ల మంద

🇮🇳Marathi

गुप्त

coots एक कळप

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપ્રગટ

કૂટનું ટોળું

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಹಸ್ಯ

ಕೂಟ್ಗಳ ಹಿಂಡು

🇮🇳Malayalam

രഹസ്യം

ഒരു കൂട്ടം കൂടുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁਪਤ

coots ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਝੁੰਡ

🇵🇰Urdu

خفیہ

کوٹوں کا ایک ریوڑ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

隐蔽

一群白骨鸡

🇯🇵Japanese

秘密の

オオバンの群れ

🇰🇷Korean

은밀한

물닭 떼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bí mật

một đàn coot

🇹🇭Thai

แอบแฝง

ฝูงเป็ด

🇮🇩Indonesian

tersembunyi

sekawanan orang bodoh

🇵🇭Filipino

tago

isang kawan ng mga coots

🇲🇾Malay

terselindung

sekawan kot

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سرية

قطيع من الطير

🇮🇷Persian

پنهانی

یک گله کوت

🇹🇷Turkish

gizli

bir koç sürüsü

🇮🇱Hebrew

סָמוּי

להקת צלילים

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