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    check
    /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 examineinspectlook atlook over
    • 2. stop or slow the progress of (something, typically something undesirable): "efforts were made to check the disease" Similar haltstoparrestbring to a standstill

    noun

    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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  2. CHECK definition: 1. to make certain that something or someone is correct, safe, or suitable by examining it, him, or…. Learn more.

  3. 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.

  4. Check definition: to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly. See examples of CHECK used in a sentence.

  5. [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.’.

  6. 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]

  7. verb. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something. synonyms: ascertain, assure, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it. check off, mark, mark off, tick, tick off. put a check mark on or near or next to. ascertain, determine, find out, learn, see, watch.

  8. 1. a. The act or an instance of inspecting or testing something, as for accuracy or quality: gave the paper a final check. b. A standard for inspecting or evaluating; a test: The condition of the wiring can serve as a check for the level of the seller's home maintenance. c. A check mark. 2. a. A ticket or slip of identification: a baggage check. b.

  9. 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.

  10. to examine something in order to make sure that it is correct or the way it should be: [ + (that) ] I went to check that I'd locked the door. Have you checked your facts? I knelt down beside the body and checked for a pulse. I haven't had my eyes checked recently. check verb (FIND OUT) B1. to find out about something:

  11. check. [transitive] check something (for something) to examine something to see if it is correct, safe, or acceptable Check the container for cracks or leaks. She gave me the minutes of the meeting to read and check. Check the oil and water before leaving.