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- Dictionarycheck/tʃɛk/
verb
- 1. examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something: "customs officers have the right to check all luggage" Similar
- 2. stop or slow the progress of (something, typically something undesirable): "efforts were made to check the disease" Similar
noun
- 1. an examination to test or ascertain accuracy, quality, or satisfactory condition: "a campaign calling for regular checks on gas appliances" Similar
- 2. a stopping or slowing of progress: "there was no check to the expansion of the market"
exclamation
- 1. expressing assent or agreement. informal North American
- 2. used by a chess player to announce that the opponent's king has been placed in check.
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CHECK definition: 1. to make certain that something or someone is correct, safe, or suitable by examining it, him, or…. Learn more.
Merriam-Webster unabridged. The meaning of CHECK is to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively —usually used with out or over. How to use check in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Check.
Check definition: to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly. See examples of CHECK used in a sentence.
CHECK meaning: 1. to make certain that something or someone is correct, safe, or suitable by examining it, him, or…. Learn more.
[intransitive, transitive] to look at something or ask somebody to find out if something/somebody is present, correct or true or if something is how you think it is. We'll check back in a couple of hours. We were interrupted by a waiter checking to see if everything was OK. ‘Is Mary in the office?’ ‘Just a moment. I'll go and check.’.
check. (tʃek ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense checks , present participle checking , past tense, past participle checked. 1. verb A2. If you check something such as a piece of information or a document, you make sure that it is correct or satisfactory. Check the accuracy of everything in your CV. [VERB noun]
check. noun. /tʃek/ Idioms. examination. [countable] an act of making sure that something is safe, correct or in good condition by examining it. Could you give the tyres a check? I went for a health check before going on the trip. The drugs were found in their car during a routine check by police.