🇬🇧🇪🇸 covert - encubierto : English Lesson

Meaning of "covert" ("encubierto"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Covert means something is hidden, secret, or done quietly so that other people don’t notice it. If you are doing something covert, you are trying to keep it out of sight, like a spy sneaking around or a cat creeping up on a toy without making a sound.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The hamster launched a covert escape, chewing through the box while pretending to nap politely.

Grandpa did a covert dance move in the kitchen, then froze when we walked in like nothing had happened.

We had a covert snack drawer until Dad discovered it by following a trail of crumbs.

I used a covert code with my friend: every time I scratched my nose, it meant “This is super boring.”

Spies use covert disguises to hide their identities; my little brother uses a blanket over his head and walks into walls.

A boy finds a covert envelope under a covert tile. He opens a covert note, reads a covert map and follows a covert trail behind the market. The covert path leads to a small lost puppy. He hugs it and the quiet joy breaks into a bright, public smile of relief.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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