cover#1 (v)
continue#6 (v)
extend#1 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 42
def span an interval of distance, space or time
examples The war extended over five years
The period covered the turn of the century
My land extends over the hills on the horizon
This farm covers some 200 acres
The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Verb Group cover
Hypernym be
Derivationally related form extend → extent
Hyponym cross, traverse, span, sweep; sweep; overlap; spread, overspread; ridge; dot, stud, constellate
Incoming links
Derivationally related form extent → extend
Verb Group cover
Hyponym be
Hypernym cross, traverse, span, sweep; sweep; overlap; spread, overspread; ridge; dot, stud, constellate

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