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cover

verb [T] (DEAL WITH)
 
 
/ˈkʌv.ər/ US  //

Definition

B1 to deal with or direct attention to something: This leaflet covers what we've just discussed in more detail. Do these parking restrictions cover residents as well as visitors? The new office will cover the whole of Scotland.Regarding and concerningLinking and relating
(Definition of cover verb (DEAL WITH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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