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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.
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.
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.
[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 definition: to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly. See examples of CHECK used in a sentence.
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.
1. to pause or cause to pause, esp abruptly. 2. (transitive) to restrain or control. to check one's tears. 3. (transitive) to slow the growth or progress of; retard. 4. (transitive) to rebuke or rebuff.
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.
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:
check. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English check1 /tʃek/ S1 W2 verb 1 find out [ intransitive, transitive] to do something in order to find out whether something really is correct, true, or in good condition Check the tiles carefully before you buy them.
