Question 1 · Quick check
undercover
CEFRB2
/ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈkʌvə(ɹ)/
adjective · verb
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Working secretly to discover information or catch criminals.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailA person who works undercover.
Examples
He was caught by an undercover police officer.
An undercover operative infiltrated the organization.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 1
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsEmployed or engaged in spying or secret investigation.
Performed or happening in secret.
verb
Extra meaningTo provide too little coverage.
More examples
In contextThe estimates of bias reported here depend on the assumption that 6- to 14-year-olds were undercovered at the same rate as children 0 to 14 years old and that 16- to 17-year-olds were undercovered at the same rate as 16- to 19-year-olds.
To oversimplify, if black males age 20 to 29 are undercovered by 50 percent, then the first stage sampling weights for black males age 20 to 29 are doubled to properly sum to known population totals.
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Origin
adjective
From under + cover.