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Flower1234 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Will cover for me or cover me

I often come across this sentence "I am on vacation and Smith will cover for me in my absence."

Can one say "I am on vacation and Smith will cover me in my absence"?

Does it mean the same thing? "cover for me" and "cover me"
  

Top answer

It's "cover for me". Only. "cover me" is wrong.

— CalifJim

  • It's "cover for me".
  • Only.
  • "cover me" is wrong.
  • CJ
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It's "cover for me". Only. "cover me" is wrong.

CJ
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flower1234"I am on vacation and Smith will cover me in my absence"
The idiomatic utterance is "cover for me".
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No, they do not mean the same thing. The first sentence is correct. It means he will do your work while you're on vacation.
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Could one of you cover for me this afternnon?

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to covered absenteeism or to cover absenteeism?

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