check

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

checks

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

check

past (v2)

checked

past participle (v3)

checked

present participle

checking

3rd person singular

checks

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.An inspection or examination.

   • I don't know if she will be there, but it's worth a check.

2. 2.A control; a limit or stop.

   • The castle moat should hold the enemy in check.

3. 3.A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.

   • I just wanted to check my email.
   • Some people say that you shouldn't check your email first thing in the morning.

4. 4.A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.

   • Norton had made a neat, lawyerly check beside each of the items he and Billy had picked up, half a dozen or so, including the milk and a six-pack of Coke.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To inspect; to examine.

   • Check the oil in your car once a month.
   • Check whether this page has a watermark.

2. 2.To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).

3. 3.To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).

   • Check the correct answer to each question.
   • Check the items on the list that interest you.

4. 4.To control, limit, or halt.

   • Check your enthusiasm during a negotiation.
   • She was about to retort but something checked the words on her tongue.

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