Grammar fix
cover the cost
pay for something
to pay the amount of money needed for something, so that it does not have to be paid by someone else.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
My parents helped cover the cost of my university tuition.
If I win the scholarship, it will cover the cost of my accommodation while I study abroad.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: Will insurance cover for the repair?
Say: Will insurance cover the repair?
'Cover the cost / cover the repair' — no 'for'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Reimburse the entire cost' is legalistic; 'cover the cost' is what people say day to day.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
cover the cost
- of
- the full
- repairs
- entirely