coat
verb/kəʊt/
/kəʊt/
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they coat | /kəʊt/ /kəʊt/ |
| he / she / it coats | /kəʊts/ /kəʊts/ |
| past simple coated | /ˈkəʊtɪd/ /ˈkəʊtɪd/ |
| past participle coated | /ˈkəʊtɪd/ /ˈkəʊtɪd/ |
| -ing form coating | /ˈkəʊtɪŋ/ /ˈkəʊtɪŋ/ |
- coat something (with/in something) to cover something with a layer of a substance
- The cookies were thickly coated with chocolate.
- A film of dust coated the table.
- The mask was coated in gold leaf.
Extra Examples- Coat the fish in the sauce.
- Liberally coat the fish fillets with flour.
- The fabric has been specially coated to improve its water resistance.
- The furniture was thickly coated with dust.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- heavily
- liberally
- …
- in
- with
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cote, of unknown ultimate origin.Want to learn more?
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