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单词 check
释义
check1 verbcheck2 noun
checkcheck1 /tʃek/ ●●● S1 W2 verb Entry menu
MENU FOR checkcheck1 find out2 ask somebody3 not do something4 stop something5 bags/cases etc6 make a mark7 CheckPhrasal verbscheck incheck something offcheck on somebody/somethingcheck outcheck something/somebody overcheck up on somebody/something
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
check
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theycheck
he, she, itchecks
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theychecked
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave checked
he, she, ithas checked
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad checked
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill check
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have checked
Continuous Form
PresentIam checking
he, she, itis checking
you, we, theyare checking
PastI, he, she, itwas checking
you, we, theywere checking
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been checking
he, she, ithas been checking
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been checking
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be checking
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been checking
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • "Are you sure this is the right phone number?" "Yes, I've just checked."
  • "Can I exchange this for a smaller size?" "You should be able to. Let me check."
  • "We have milk, don't we?" "Uh, I'll check."
  • Check that the meat is cooked thoroughly before serving it.
  • Before your trip, check if your insurance covers you abroad.
  • Doctors are trying to check the spread of the disease with drugs.
  • I'll just check that I locked the door.
  • I want to check my voice mail.
  • Let's check to see if she's OK.
  • That bag's too large to take on the plane - I can check it for you.
  • Their passports were checked by immigration officers at the airport.
  • We need to check the building for structural damage.
  • You'd better check the figures one more time - we don't want any mistakes.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • If a source can not be stated and therefore checked, it must be suspect.
  • If you are manually recording in a diary a secretary should check the dates three months in advance on a daily basis.
  • It is not possible to check the accuracy of the figures.
  • My idea of checking out a tunnel is throwing a hand grenade down it.
  • She frowned, and checked again, her eyes widening in amazement.
  • The mobile phone is constantly in use as he checks, queries and informs staff.
  • You must evaluate your evidence, check it against other sources and decide if it is reliable.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
to look at something carefully and thoroughly in order to make sure that it is correct, safe, or working properly: · I’ll just check the water level in the battery.· The immigration officer checked their passports.· We need to check the building for structural damage.
to look at something carefully and thoroughly because you want to find out something about it: · Experts who examined the painting believe it is genuine.· The police will examine the weapon for fingerprints.
to look at something carefully and thoroughly in order to make sure that it is correct, safe, or working properly, especially when it is your job to do this: · The building is regularly inspected by a fire-safety officer.· Some insurance people have already been here to inspect the damage caused by the storm.
to examine something such as a document or plan from beginning to end, especially in order to check that it is correct: · You should go through the contract before you sign.· I’ve finished my essay, but I just need to go through it to check for spelling mistakes.
to check something again so that you are completely sure it is correct, safe, or working properly: · I double-checked all my calculations and they seemed fine.· Travellers should double-check flight information before setting off today.
to examine or use something in order to find out whether it works or what its qualities are, or in order to check that it is satisfactory: · Test your brakes to check they are working correctly.· These products have not been tested on animals.
to carefully watch or keep checking someone or something in order to see what happens over a period of time: · Doctors monitored her progress during the night.· Observers have been monitoring the situation in Burma closely.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who cheats
to do something in order to find out whether something is really true or correct: · "Are you sure this is the right phone number?" "Yes, I've just checked."· You'd better check the figures one more time - we don't want any mistakes.check that: · I'll just check that I locked the door.· Check that the meat is cooked thoroughly before serving it.check if/whether: · Before your trip, check if your insurance covers you abroad.check to see if/whether: · Let's check to see if she's OK.
to make sure that something, especially something that someone else has told you, is actually true: check out something: · We got in touch with the bank to check out the suspect's story.check something out: · What he said didn't seem quite right, so I decided to check it out.
to check that a situation is really the way you want or expect it to be: · I don't think Jo's back yet, but you can knock on her door just to make sure.make sure/make certain (that): · Make certain the car is in good condition before you sign the rental agreement.· I phoned the hotel to make sure that they had reserved a room for us.
to check something a second time, so that you are completely sure: · "Did you switch the heating off?" "Yes, I double-checked."· I don't think I made a mistake. I checked and double-checked all my calculations.double-check that: · Double-check that the computer file was properly copied.
formal to officially check a fact or statement and show that it is correct: · You can verify the facts in the report by calling his office.verify that: · Doctors have verified that the injury was indeed work-related.
to check that an arrangement you have made has happened or is still going to happen: · Have you called to confirm your flight yet?confirm that: · Let me just confirm that the money has arrived in your account.
formal to find out if a fact that you think is true is really true: ascertain something: · The case remains a mystery. The police were never able to ascertain the true facts.ascertain that: · The pathologist ascertained that the victim had died from a gunshot wound.ascertain how/when/why etc: · A doctor should examine the patient to ascertain where the pain is localized.ascertain: · As far as we have been able to ascertain, our client is not involved in anything illegal.
to examine something
to look at something carefully and thoroughly because you want to find out more about it: · Experts who examined the painting believe it is genuine.· Her new book examines the causes of social discontent.· A team of divers was sent down to examine the wreckage.examine something for something (=in order to find something): · The police will examine the weapon for fingerprints.
to look carefully at something in order to see small details: · If you look carefully, you can see the artist's name in the corner of the picture.look carefully/closely at: · I had to look closely at the two fish to tell them apart.
especially spoken to look carefully at something in order to find out what is wrong with it or to find out something about it: · "You'd better take a look at this," she said, passing me a letter.· I've asked Ken to have a look at the car - it's been making strange noises.take/have a good look at something (=look very carefully and thoroughly): · Take a good look at the photograph and see if you recognize anyone
also analyse British to examine something closely and in detail, especially a problem or a piece of information, in order to understand it: · Scientists use computers to help analyse the data.· One of the problems in analyzing the situation is that we do not have all the information yet.
to spend a lot of time examining something very carefully, for example a document, a plan, or a problem: · I won't comment till I've had time to study the proposals.· A team of scientists has been studying the effects of acid rain over a twenty-year period.
to look at something carefully and thoroughly to make sure that it is correct, safe, or working properly: · Their passports were checked by immigration officers at the airport.check something for something (=in order to find something): · We need to check the building for structural damage.
to quickly examine every part of something to make sure that it is correct or safe: check over something: · The editor always checks over what I've written.check something over: · I'm going to take the car in and ask the mechanic to check it over before we go on vacation.
to look at something carefully and thoroughly to make sure that it is correct, safe, or working properly, especially when it is your job to do this: · The building is regularly inspected by a fire-safety officer.· Russian and American teams will have the right to inspect each other's missile sites.· Some insurance people have already been here to inspect the damage caused by the storm.inspect something for something (=in order to find something): · All trucks coming through are inspected for mechanical violations.
to examine something such as a document or plan thoroughly from beginning to end, especially in order to check that it is correct: · I'd like to go over last month's accounts with you.· You should still go through the contract with a lawyer before you sign.
to look at every part of something in order to see if it is satisfactory, but fairly quickly and without paying much attention to detail: look over something: · I've looked over all the records and they seem okay.look something over: · The book is expensive, so look it over to make sure it's what you really want.
also scrutinise British to examine something very closely and carefully in order to find out whether there is anything wrong, especially because it is your official duty to do this: · The coach's assistants stood along the field and scrutinized every move we made.· The Federal Trade Commission is scrutinizing the proposed merger of the two companies.
to examine someone
if a doctor examines you, he or she looks at your body to find out if there is anything wrong: · I'm going to the hospital tomorrow to have my knee examined again.· The doctor examined her, but didn't find anything wrong.
to officially check someone or make sure that they are doing their job properly - used especially about soldiers and about teachers in Britain: · General Allenby arrived to inspect the troops.· The school will be inspected in May.
informal to check, especially secretly, that someone is doing what they are supposed to do: · Some companies use hidden cameras in order to check up on their employees.· I just want to call home and check up on the kids.
when facts are shown to be true after being examined
if an idea, or an explanation stands up or holds up , it is shown to be true when carefully examined or questioned: · Although his argument is appealing, it doesn't really hold up.stand up to examination/scrutiny (=be shown to be true after being carefully checked): · None of her theories about language really stands up to close scrutiny.stand/hold up in court: · My lawyer told me there was no point in starting the case, because it wouldn't stand up in a court of law.
if something that someone has told you checks out , it is proved to be true when you check it: · Everything she says checks out on our computer files.· If his alibi doesn't check out the police are going to charge him with murder.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 Positive test results are double-checked (=looked at twice) to make absolutely sure.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=baggage that you check in rather than carry onto the plane yourself)· You can claim for loss or damage to checked baggage.
(=measure it) The nurse will take your blood pressure.
· Manufacturers carry out safety checks on all new cars.
· Manufacturers carry out safety checks on all new cars.
 the check-in desk
· I often check the dictionary for spelling and pronunciation.
· The first thing I do every morning is check my email.
· Steve checked the oil gauge.
(also book into a hotel British English)· He checked into the hotel a little after 2 pm.
(=leave a hotel)· We packed and checked out of the hotel.
American English (=borrow a book etc from the library)· You can check out up to ten books from the library.
(also consult a map formal) (=look at a map to get information)· I don't know how to get to Berlin without consulting a map.
· A social worker calls regularly to check on the children’s progress.
· The nurse left the room after checking the girl's pulse.
· The equipment is used to monitor the city’s air quality.
· He believes the police should be able to carry out random breath tests.
· Police stopped the vehicle for a routine check.
· There are security checks at the entrance to the courtrooms.
 Always read the small print before you sign anything.
 We carry out spot checks on the vehicles before they leave the depot.
· He checked his watch and saw that it was only 2.15.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Before you embark on writing a macro always check to so if there is one already.· I always check the pieces of whatnot, to make sure they aren't important whatnots.· He always checked the mechanism before firing because the Ruger/MAC Mark I was now vintage and occasionally liable to jam.· Italics Tips Always check how a publication, even a newsletter, spells its name.· In either case, always check that the leash is properly attached to the collar.· I always checked wheelchairs for false bottoms to hide missing limbs.· So always check the small print.· Good Windows 95 hackers always check the right-side button as well as any relevant menus already apparent.
· Before any payment is made calculations should be double checked.· Lloyd Peters advised him to check and double check the information, before reporting back to them, or initiating a response.· Positive test results are usually double checked in different ways to make absolutely sure, and can be relied on.
· Just check the code for your selected departure point against the panel below to find the departure and return Time Band applicable.· Just check the standings for evidence.· Trippy was not really interested in my financial situation; he was just checking that I was paying for dinner.· I like to give people lots of independence and just check on them every once in a while.· Just check the Diamond Bingo numbers printed every day.· Who cares, just check those sales figures.· Just check that no one's taken anything away from him, will you?· You may like to check just how well you listen by practising listening in some simple everyday situations.
NOUN
· Said she could check with the hotel if she wanted to be sure.· Margarett would come to New York and check into a hotel.· The police could then check the hotels for that day.· Transfer to Kaprun and check in at the hotel.· When he stays out of town, he frequently checks into deluxe hotels that charge hundreds of dollars a night.· How many people take the trouble to check their hotel or restaurant bills these days?· So check with your hotel or corporate sponsor in advance about possible child-care arrangements.
· Please ensure that you check your list and bring it up to date now and return to the Office.· Presumably the Democratic National Committee checked the guest list with due diligence as to foreign corporate connections.· It is important to check this list ahead of time so that you have everything ready to complete the demonstration.· A buildings cost chart and a room-by-room contents check list are printed overleaf for your assistance.· Students practiced simple organizational skills and were able to feel good as they checked off on their lists the assignments completed.· For example, the editor will need to check lists of headwords which begin with lower-case letters.· Outside the patio, survivors and families check lists taped to the walls of the government center.
· Ever since Jack could remember, women had been offended with his checking his watch.· Satisfied that everything was as it should be, he checked his watch.· I grin at him with my eyes and check my watch.· As he came to the woods, he paused to check his watch.· The men met each day at noon in the observatory to check the watch against the regulator clock and then rewind it.· Gently, he eased it off on to the pillow and checked his watch. 11.15 p.m.· I walked to the front door, checked my watch, and flicked the porch light on and off three times.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► check something ↔ in► check something ↔ out► check somebody/something ↔ out► check somebody ↔ out► check something ↔ out► CheckPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Battaglia set it up so that whenever Anna needed something for college, a trustee would cut a check.
  • I'm sorry but I'm busy on Saturday - can I take a rain check?
  • The warning voice could go take a rain check, she thought.
  • I also ran a check on my own records, I should add.
  • It had been switched off after two senior doctors had twice run tests on the patient before declaring him dead.
  • There is no incentive to run tests and analyse the results.
  • They ran tests and took x-rays, then I was called in to hear the results.
1find 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. A first rule in solving any mystery is to check the facts. Fill in the cash book carefully and always check your calculations.check (that) Check that all the doors are locked securely.check whether/how/who etc Let me just check whether the potatoes are cooked. They paused to check how the other climbers were getting on.check (something) for something I checked the typing for errors. Turn the tap on and check for leaks.check something against/with something (=compare something with something else to see whether they are the same) You must check the evidence against other sources and decide if it is reliable. Positive test results are double-checked (=looked at twice) to make absolutely sure.2ask somebody [intransitive, transitive] to ask someone whether something is correct, true, or allowed:  I’m not authorized to give you a refund – I’ll have to check first.check (that) Make a phone call to check that you’re writing to the right person.check whether/how/who etc Call the factory to check whether the beds can be delivered today.check with Check with your doctor before going on a diet.3not do something [transitive] to suddenly stop yourself from saying or doing something because you realize it would be better not to:  I had to check the urge to laugh out loud.check yourself He grinned, and then checked himself, not wanting to upset Jack.4stop something [transitive] to stop something bad from getting worse or continuing to happen:  The police are failing to take adequate measures to check the growth in crime.5bags/cases etc [transitive] American English, check in British English to leave your bags at an official place so they can be put on a plane or a train, or to take someone’s bags in order to do this:  Any luggage over five kilos must be checked.6make a mark [transitive] American English to make a mark (✓) next to an answer, something on a list etc to show you have chosen it, that it is correct, or that you have dealt with it SYN tick British English7Check American English spoken say this when someone mentions each thing on a list, to tell them that you have it or have done it:  ‘Passport?’ ‘Check.’ ‘Ticket?’ ‘Check’.THESAURUScheck to look at something carefully and thoroughly in order to make sure that it is correct, safe, or working properly: · I’ll just check the water level in the battery.· The immigration officer checked their passports.· We need to check the building for structural damage.examine to look at something carefully and thoroughly because you want to find out something about it: · Experts who examined the painting believe it is genuine.· The police will examine the weapon for fingerprints.inspect to look at something carefully and thoroughly in order to make sure that it is correct, safe, or working properly, especially when it is your job to do this: · The building is regularly inspected by a fire-safety officer.· Some insurance people have already been here to inspect the damage caused by the storm.go through something to examine something such as a document or plan from beginning to end, especially in order to check that it is correct: · You should go through the contract before you sign.· I’ve finished my essay, but I just need to go through it to check for spelling mistakes.double-check to check something again so that you are completely sure it is correct, safe, or working properly: · I double-checked all my calculations and they seemed fine.· Travellers should double-check flight information before setting off today.test to examine or use something in order to find out whether it works or what its qualities are, or in order to check that it is satisfactory: · Test your brakes to check they are working correctly.· These products have not been tested on animals.monitor to carefully watch or keep checking someone or something in order to see what happens over a period of time: · Doctors monitored her progress during the night.· Observers have been monitoring the situation in Burma closely.check in phrasal verb1if you check in or are checked in at a hotel or airport, you go to the desk and report that you have arrived:  Check in two hours before the flight.check in at He checked in at the Europa Hotel.check somebody ↔ in Airline employees were checking in passengers. → check-in2check something ↔ in to leave your bags at an official place so they can be put on a plane or a train, or to take someone’s bags in order to do this:  I said goodbye and went to check in my suitcases.3American English to call someone to tell them that you are safe or where you are:  He just called to check in and tell them how he was doing.4if a user of a social networking system checks in to a place, they show on the system that they are therecheck something ↔ off phrasal verb to write a mark next to something on a list to show that you have chosen it, dealt with it, or made sure that it is correct:  One by one he checked them off on his register.check on somebody/something phrasal verb1to make sure that someone or something is safe, is in a satisfactory state, or is doing what they should be doing:  Honey, can you go upstairs and check on the kids? My neighbour comes in once a week to check on things and feed the fish.2to try to find out if something is true or correct:  He wanted to check on the girl’s story.check out phrasal verb1make sure a)check something ↔ out to make sure that something is actually true, correct, or acceptable SYN  investigate:  I made a phone call to check out his address.check out with Check it out with your boss before you do anything. b)if information checks out, it is proved to be true, correct, or acceptable:  His credit record checks out.2look at somebody/something check somebody/something ↔ out to look at someone or something because they are interesting or attractive:  If I hear about a website that sounds interesting, I check it out. Hey, check out that car!3get information check somebody ↔ out informal to get information about someone, especially to find out if they are suitable for something:  I’ll check them out as potential employers.4hotel to leave a hotel after paying the bill:  We checked out at noon. → checkout5books check something ↔ out American English to borrow a book from a library:  The library allows you to check out six books at a time.check something/somebody ↔ over phrasal verb1to look closely at something to make sure it is correct or acceptable:  They spent the rest of the morning checking over their equipment.2to examine someone to make sure they are healthy:  I’d like the doctor to check you over and do a few tests.check up on somebody/something phrasal verb1to try to find out if someone is doing what they said they would do or what you want them to do:  Don’t worry; no one is going to check up on you.2to make sure that something is true or correct:  Dustin called me to check up on some facts.
check1 verbcheck2 noun
checkcheck2 ●●● S1 W3 noun Entry menu
MENU FOR checkcheck1 finding out2 keep/hold somebody/something in check3 a control on something4 checks and balances5 pattern6 from your bank7 in a restaurant8 coat/hat check9 mark10 chess
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINcheck2
Origin:
1-4, 6-10 1300-1400 Old French eschec ‘check in chess’, from Arabic shah, from Persian, ‘king’5 1400-1500 checker ‘chessboard, pattern of squares’ (14-21 centuries), from Old French eschequier, from eschec
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a security check
  • a tablecloth with red and white checks
  • A waiter came over and handed me the check.
  • All routine safety checks were carried out before the flight.
  • Let me pay the check.
  • May I have the check, please?
  • Spot checks by customs officers led to the arrest of several drug smugglers.
  • The agency does background checks on all the nannies it hires.
  • There are regular checks on the quality of goods leaving our factory.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Each time you come across a skill you used in the story place a check next to it in the appropriate column.
  • Oil change, check and adjustment services follow every subsequent 6,000 miles, with a major service scheduled every 36,000 miles.
  • Then he wrote out a sizable check of his own and handed it to another Republic sportswriter.
  • They run computer checks on their opponent.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
a piece of paper that tells you how much you must pay: · Many families are struggling to pay their bills.· a credit card bill· We got a huge phone bill.· I asked the waiter to bring me the bill.
American English a bill that tells you how much you must pay in a restaurant: · Can I have the check, please?
a document that lists the goods that a company has sent, or the services they have provided, and tells you how much you must pay. It is often sent from one company to another company: · Payment is due ten days after receipt of the invoice.
informal a bill that is added up at the end of a period of time, especially for food or drinks that you have had in a restaurant or hotel: · People staying in the hotel can order food or drinks to be put on their tab.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who cheats
to do something in order to find out whether something is really true or correct: · "Are you sure this is the right phone number?" "Yes, I've just checked."· You'd better check the figures one more time - we don't want any mistakes.check that: · I'll just check that I locked the door.· Check that the meat is cooked thoroughly before serving it.check if/whether: · Before your trip, check if your insurance covers you abroad.check to see if/whether: · Let's check to see if she's OK.
to make sure that something, especially something that someone else has told you, is actually true: check out something: · We got in touch with the bank to check out the suspect's story.check something out: · What he said didn't seem quite right, so I decided to check it out.
to check that a situation is really the way you want or expect it to be: · I don't think Jo's back yet, but you can knock on her door just to make sure.make sure/make certain (that): · Make certain the car is in good condition before you sign the rental agreement.· I phoned the hotel to make sure that they had reserved a room for us.
to check something a second time, so that you are completely sure: · "Did you switch the heating off?" "Yes, I double-checked."· I don't think I made a mistake. I checked and double-checked all my calculations.double-check that: · Double-check that the computer file was properly copied.
formal to officially check a fact or statement and show that it is correct: · You can verify the facts in the report by calling his office.verify that: · Doctors have verified that the injury was indeed work-related.
to check that an arrangement you have made has happened or is still going to happen: · Have you called to confirm your flight yet?confirm that: · Let me just confirm that the money has arrived in your account.
formal to find out if a fact that you think is true is really true: ascertain something: · The case remains a mystery. The police were never able to ascertain the true facts.ascertain that: · The pathologist ascertained that the victim had died from a gunshot wound.ascertain how/when/why etc: · A doctor should examine the patient to ascertain where the pain is localized.ascertain: · As far as we have been able to ascertain, our client is not involved in anything illegal.
to control people or to control what happens
to make things happen or make people behave in the way that you want, by using your authority, skill, money etc: · Miss Weston is having difficulty controlling the children in that class.· The area is now controlled by rebels.· The head of department controls the budget.· Oloco is a huge company, controlling over half the world's oil trade.
the ability or power to make things happen or make people behave in the way that you want: have control: · Heads of department can make some decisions, but the chairman has overall control within the company.control over: · They seem to have no control over their children.control of: · Who has control of the budget?
to control a situation, organization, country etc - use this especially about someone who got their power by using force or by clever planning, but not by being elected: · The President has been arrested, and the rebel forces are now in control.be in control of: · Mr Howard questioned whether the police were still in control of the situation.
spoken used to say that someone has the power to make all the decisions and tell other people what to do: · Mrs Earnshaw is in charge, and what she says, goes.
informal to control a situation so that everyone else has to do what you say, agree with you etc: · It's definitely my mother who calls the shots in my family.· It's always been our policy that the customer should call the tune.
British /be in the driver's seat American informal to have more power than anyone else in a particular organization or situation, so that you control everything: · The Conservatives say they are looking forward to the election, and are confident that they will soon be back in the driving seat.be firmly in the driving seat: · This is how the government is now made up, with the Socialists firmly in the driving seat.
if you say someone is the boss within a family or group, you mean they have the most power over the other people in it: · You'd better ask Mom -- she's the boss around here.show somebody who's boss (=show them that you are in control): · He gave the dog a slap round the head, just to show him who was boss.
informal to be the person who has most power in a relationship - use this especially to say that the woman in a relationship controls the man: · I think you should talk to Pat - she's the one who wears the trousers in that household.
if you keep people in check , you control their behaviour, especially so that they cannot behave badly; if you keep a situation, especially a bad one, in check , you stop it developing any further: · The court heard that the general was unable to keep his troops in check.· The disease is held in check by weekly injections of a power drug.
when something is examined
when someone looks at something carefully and thoroughly to find out more about it: examination of: · Mandelbaum's new book is an examination of US foreign policy.careful/close/detailed/thorough examination: · A detailed examination of population statistics reveals a steady decline in the birth rate.be under examination (=be in the process of being examined): · The committee's latest proposals are still under examination.on closer examination (=when examined more carefully): · On closer examination the vases were found to be cracked in several places.
a detailed examination of something in order to understand it better, especially when this involves studying a large amount of information: · Our analysis shows that the proposed cost for the new highway is unrealistic.analysis of: · An analysis of data from Australia shows that skin cancer is on the increase.detailed analysis: · The article provides a detailed analysis of various research designs.in the final analysis (=after all other ideas have been considered): · In the final analysis, it is the better organized party that will probably win.
an examination of something to make sure that it is correct, safe, or satisfactory: check on: · There are regular checks on the quality of goods leaving our factory.carry out/run/do a check (=make a check): · All routine safety checks were carried out before the flight.spot check (=an unplanned check on a thing or person that is chosen from a group by chance): · Spot checks by customs officers led to the arrest of several drug smugglers.background check (=a check on what someone has done in the past): · The agency does background checks on all the nannies it hires.
a thorough examination of something, especially by someone in an official position, in order to find out more about it or find out if it is satisfactory: inspection of: · There are regular inspections of the prison by government health officers.carry out an inspection: · Admiral Naumenko personally carried out an inspection of the fleet.on/upon closer inspection (=when you look at something more carefully): · The bundle, on closer inspection, turned out to be a small child.
a careful examination of or research into a particular subject or problem in which the process and results are reported in a written document: study of: · Studies of dolphins have shown that they are able to communicate information to each other.make a study: · A series of studies was made to discover the relationship between diet and behavior.
formal careful and thorough examination of something: · The company's plans for expansion have attracted scrutiny from consumer groups.scrutiny of: · Airlines have increased their scrutiny of the size and amount of carry-on luggage.under scrutiny: · The city's elections department has been under scrutiny since last year.close/intense/careful scrutiny: · Closer scrutiny of the document revealed a number of interesting facts.come under public scrutiny (=begin to be closely examined by people): · Once you become famous your private life comes under public scrutiny.
a piece of paper that shows how much you must pay
a piece of paper that tells you how much you must pay for services you have received or for work that has been done for you: · Can I have the bill, please?telephone/gas/electricity etc bill: · We've just had a huge telephone bill.pay a bill: · They left the hotel without paying the bill.a bill for £50/$100 etc: · The garage sent me a bill for £400.the bill comes to (=the amount on the bill adds up to): · The bill for the meal came to $75, including wine.
American a piece of paper that tells you how much you must pay in a restaurant: · A waiter came over and handed me the check.pay the check: · Let me pay the check.
informal a bill that is added up at the end of a period of time, showing how much you owe for drinks, food etc: · The bride's father paid the tab for the party.put something on the tab: · He ordered dinner and asked for it to be put on his tab.run up a tab: · In just two days, she'd run up a bar tab of $175.
a bill given to you by a company or organization, which tells you how much you owe them for goods, services or work that they have provided: · You will find the invoice attached to the box.· They sent him an invoice at the end of the month.invoice for £250/$300 etc: · We have received an invoice for $250.
WORD SETS
backgammon, nounbishop, nounboard game, nouncapture, verbcastle, nouncheck, nouncheckerboard, nouncheckmate, nounchess, nounchessboard, nounchessman, nounChinese chequers, nouncompendium, nouncounter, noundraughtboard, noungambit, nounludo, nounman, nounmate, nounmate, verbmove, verbmove, nounParcheesi, nounpawn, nounpiece, nounqueen, nounqueen, verbrook, nounScrabble, nounsquare, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
· I did a quick check of all the windows, locked the door and left.
(=do a check)· One of the nurses makes regular checks during the night.
(=especially on something that is strange or suspicious)· You should run a virus check before downloading from the Internet.
formal (=do or run a check)· The police carried out a check on the car’s registration number.
British English· Always have a final check to make sure you’ve got your ticket and passport.
· I’d like you to give the car a careful check.
(=check something regularly)· Keep a check on your baby’s temperature.
· She advised me to go for a medical check.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + check
· A quick check showed that someone had been in the room.
· An engineer gave the computer a thorough check.
(=happening as a normal part of a process)· I went to the doctor for a routine health check.
(=done without any definite pattern)· Customs officials were carrying out random checks on cars.
· It’s vital to keep a regular check on your bank balance.
(=a careful one)· His teacher was keeping a close check on his progress.
· The security checks at the airport can take a long time.
· People over 60 should have regular medical checks.
(=to get information about someone’s previous work, education, family etc)· The company conducts background checks on security employees.
(=to get information about someone’s financial history)· Banks usually do a credit check before they give you a loan.
(=a quick check of one thing in a group done to obtain information)· They did a spot check on 160 vehicles to see how many passengers were wearing seat belts.
(=a process in which a computer program tells you if you have spelt words wrong)· Have you done a spell check on your essay?
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=baggage that you check in rather than carry onto the plane yourself)· You can claim for loss or damage to checked baggage.
(=measure it) The nurse will take your blood pressure.
· Manufacturers carry out safety checks on all new cars.
· Manufacturers carry out safety checks on all new cars.
 the check-in desk
· I often check the dictionary for spelling and pronunciation.
· The first thing I do every morning is check my email.
· Steve checked the oil gauge.
(also book into a hotel British English)· He checked into the hotel a little after 2 pm.
(=leave a hotel)· We packed and checked out of the hotel.
American English (=borrow a book etc from the library)· You can check out up to ten books from the library.
(also consult a map formal) (=look at a map to get information)· I don't know how to get to Berlin without consulting a map.
· A social worker calls regularly to check on the children’s progress.
· The nurse left the room after checking the girl's pulse.
· The equipment is used to monitor the city’s air quality.
· He believes the police should be able to carry out random breath tests.
· Police stopped the vehicle for a routine check.
· There are security checks at the entrance to the courtrooms.
 Always read the small print before you sign anything.
 We carry out spot checks on the vehicles before they leave the depot.
· He checked his watch and saw that it was only 2.15.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Outside, on the front lawn hoisted atop a wooden flagpole, an eternal blank check waves bravely in the breeze.· But the public consensus for a Pentagon blank check collapsed with the Cold War.· But I want to know where my party is going before I give it a blank check.
· In addition higher charges were made for all forms of dental treatment and new charges introduced for sight and dental checks.· These Seventies coup s turn up at auctions like bad teeth at an infant's school dental check.· And despite complaining about charges for dental checks, it would not consider removing them for years.· Regular dental checks will help make sure that dentures fit.
· I think they should double check and treble check to make sure some one doesn't escape.· Afterwards double check the plan - especially if you are not sure about something.· Twice she turned from him, and again turned back to make a double and treble check.· When shoots can be seen, double check that none of the tubers are upside down.
· Now is the time to conduct the final check on each of the features of the list.· Poole made a final check of his tiny instrument panel.· In the case of electrical installations, or procedures involving hazards, preliminary safety actions and final safety checks are needed.· Auguste began to make his final checks.· Varied learning strategies? - a final check Are you giving your pupils varied experiences, teaching strategies and activities?· She will have a final check before being allowed home, possibly later today.· The Second-in-Command organised the company into the final order of march whilst the other commanders carried out final checks.· Voice over Before they set sail there are final checks to be made.
· All were passed fit after medical checks and were driven home to rest.· He says that any cavers worried for their health should get a medical check up.· Go for a medical check if necessary.· It need not have the medical checks or the rules on weight difference or the timed rounds of official boxing.· The scanner, made out of a large magnetic tube, gives detailed medical checks without surgery or side-effects.· If you have any doubts, ask for a medical check to be carried out.· Drew had gone with her to the hospital, where she had undergone a full medical check.· Another medical check could find no organic reason for his failure to thrive and so psychological help was requested.
· A quick check on the relationships can also avoid some embarrassing assumptions when there are now so many reconstituted families.· At the same time, it is important for you to do a quick management style check.· A quick check outside confirmed my suspicions: we just weren't going up very fast.· I did a quick equipment check, like an astronaut preparing for lift-off.· The likeness was remarkably good, certainly enough for a quick check at Immigration.· A quick check showed that some one had undoubtedly searched through her belongings.· A quick check of all the extremities of the aircraft will be a good indicator though not a complete one.· A quick check confirmed that with two eyes this was a different fish.
· More random checks are to be held over the next few weeks.· Perhaps random spot checks could be carried out in the same way as breathalyser tests.· Afterwards he was tested positive in a random check.· A number of local law societies felt that random checks would be more productive in revealing problems.
· All your gear must be in good condition and regular checks cost nothing.· The new job carries a regular weekly check of about $ 240.· Conduct regular checks on your water quality using test-kits.· It is really important to get regular reality checks from those we love and trust.· But as soon as his regular check brings to light the absentee he is able to take prompt and appropriate action.· The tank was left for a further two weeks, during which regular checks were made on the quality of the water.· A good system for ordering and recording the receipt of all items is necessary and regular stock checks should be made.· Social workers and health visitors make regular checks.
· When the two men drove away, the Garda stopped them on a routine check.· The reporters had learned of him while making some routine checks.· But doctors did not spot the hairline fracture until a routine check on the plates after she left.· Forty thousand pounds worth of the drug was found in a car that was stopped in a routine check.· A routine visual check of the plane was carried out before takeoff.· Earlier in the day, a police officer was shot and wounded during a routine check on a van.· He was carrying a false passport when he arrived from London but was recognised during a routine check.
· But spot checks by the agency have indicated travelers are informed only about two-thirds of the time.
NOUN
· California requires a 15-day waiting period and a background check on all purchasers, even on sales between private parties.· In the realm of Pop Warner youth football, Dilatush says, some leagues require a criminal background check for every volunteer.· Commerce officials now say they wish a foreign background check had been done, even though it was not required.· The council voted 5-2 to examine how Colorado and Oregon have handled the background check loophole.· Licenses would be issued only to those 21 and older who pass a background check.· Local law enforcement officials have just 48 hours to complete a background check of prospective gun purchasers.· McWilliams said a background check would have revealed little because the man had no criminal record.
· A health check, in my opinion, involves a clinical examination and intervention, where appropriate, based on the findings.· Some projects also run Well Person's clinics where you can see a doctor for a health check and Family Planning services.· But their offer of free financial health checks proved just the tonic and generated a lot of new business.· Meanwhile, another Belfast church is holding free health checks for local community members.
· I needed-what do they call that?-a reality check.· Such feedback can be valuable as a reality check and provide you support when you actually implement your plan.· Well, the first loss to Kentucky in 75 years and an imminent losing season is bringing forth a rude reality check.· It is really important to get regular reality checks from those we love and trust.· Mayor, why don't you drive around and get a reality check?· Your accountant can do a reality check on your projections.
· In the case of electrical installations, or procedures involving hazards, preliminary safety actions and final safety checks are needed.· The extra safety checks on Atlantis now mean Discovery will not launch until 8 March.· London's trouble-plagued Millennium Wheel has passed its final safety check and is ready to take its first passengers.· There's one on now: for less than a tenner anyone can have a four point safety check.
· The fifty-odd courtrooms are open to the public, though you have to go through stringent security checks first.· Some said Pops sent his Social Security checks to his daughter to put his grandchildren through college.· But leaving through the Vadinamian Valve the ship would have to go through another full molecular security check.· When her Social Security check fails to last the month, or whenever her help is needed, she takes another job.· It also became a very tedious place, since you can scarcely blow your nose there without going through a security check.· One more step could prove to be justified in certain jobs: should you request a security check on the candidate?· One is the drive to allow retirees to earn more money without having their Social Security checks reduced.
· Since 1985, she has quit two full-time jobs because her net pay was less than her welfare check.· On the first of the month, the welfare checks arrive.· To hear the politicians tell it, life in the ghetto was a whirl of passion, welfare checks, and liquor.· Those who stay have to take classes, do chores, and save 70 percent of their welfare checks.· The rent consumes most of their welfare check.
VERB
· Others carry a supplement - check pages for full details.· The company said it was continuing to carry out checks at the well.· The law puts the onus on the lender to carry out necessary checks.· The new job carries a regular weekly check of about $ 240.· He decided to carry out a computer check on Model.· Use the spaces below to remind you when checks need to be carried out.· He went round carrying out the usual checks, asking the usual questions.· As the National Curriculum is implemented, it will be possible to carry out a check of the curriculum of each school.
· The fact that he would never be able to cash the check did not trouble him.· No liquor. Cash or checks with guarantee card.· The Casas de Cambio pockets a 1 percent spiff from cashing pay checks after hours.· People would open a checking account, so they could cash a check at the market.
· Battaglia set it up so that whenever Anna needed something for college, a trustee would cut a check.
· Strapped in, Leese released the inertial reel lock so that he could lean forward to do the cockpit check.· I tape everything that we do in sound check.· I did a quick equipment check, like an astronaut preparing for lift-off.· Your accountant can do a reality check on your projections.
· The reason is that such certificates might be regarded abroad as given after an official check of records.· The second is a desire to stop giving monthly checks to alcoholics and addicts.· He gave one last check: everything secure, shipshape and Bristol fashion.· Irritated, she gives us a check and returns to her Virginia Woolf paperback.· Much better reduction is given by the lexical check of candidate strings compared with the n-gram results.· We never gave out car checks.· I wondered how Bobbie felt and imagined her giving a last check to the pistol.· But I want to know where my party is going before I give it a blank check.
· His own temper rose, but he held it in check.· Legislators dependent on campaign contributions became the pawns of competing special-interest lobbies, who held each other in check.· Malaria morbidity and mortality have been held in check by the widespread availability of cheap and effective antimalarial drugs.· There were times in the second debate when Soft Al tried to hold Hard Al in check.· Meanwhile, another Belfast church is holding free health checks for local community members.· Communism was the powerful outside challenger that held ethnic forces in check elsewhere.· Jody is grim on the sidelines, but during a time-out, she holds herself in check.
· An accurate record of her progress needs to be kept and a check made on the experience she has gained.· Churn makes it harder for charities to raise money, keeps real-estate prices in check and politics volatile.· Shipping Line SeaLand uses the system in Rotterdam to enable staff to keep a check on the location of containers.· Could he keep the check and the watch both?· Coalition thus involved inevitable difficulties which could only be kept in check as long as the sense of crisis lasted.· And some like to keep a check on fat or other nutrients.· Mulch plants each spring with straw to conserve moisture and keep weeds in check.
· Auguste began to make his final checks.· The reporters had learned of him while making some routine checks.· Before any building work began County Durham archaeologists from the Bowes Museum wanted to make a thorough check of what was buried.· He was trying to make me out a check.· In addition the computer itself can readily be made to perform certain checks.· Instead he spent long hours alone, reading memoranda, and making check marks to indicate the recommendations that he ap-proved.· Daily running checks need to be made and these checks must be supported by a workable maintenance system.· Meyers and I made one last check before we left.
· But Mr Dorrell said the majority of people could afford to pay for eye checks and those on low incomes received assistance.· I pay by check and ask the clerk to wrap it as a gift.· Primo pays his check, pulls on his sweater and walks out front.· Tom folded up his papers, paid his check, and went out.· Q.. What if I paid by check, or in cash?· Quinn paid up his check, put a mentholated toothpick in his mouth, and began walking again.· We pay the check and walk up Columbus to the Works.· For some women, expressing independence and self-reliance is feeling free to pay the check, to call the man.
· There was a rich woman who picked up the check for her friends - in short they were an entourage.· They come back at the end of the day to pick up their modest checks.
· A strategy of re-investigation by the police itself might not, at least at first, provide an invincible check on mistakes.· Using a variety of ordering algorithms which complement one another provides a check that the contigs they produce are not just artifacts.· I was helped by these witnesses and they provide a useful check on the evidence of the residents.· I have drawn this chart to a larger scale because it provides an excellent check of the limiting magnitude of binoculars.· Ultimately, it was decided to provide checks in other ways.
· Sessions said information he receives from reference checks has helped enormously in cases he has filed against employers.· Two days later, when Blue receives his check in the mail, there is finally a word from White.· If the Yankees win the World Series, the bettor receives a $ 100 check from Antigua.· At World Sports Exchange, customers requesting their winnings receive a check in the mail.· In between, you might receive a check twice annually for the interest earned on that bond.
· Tabitha ran an axis circuit check.· She also advised running a virus check before downloading or running from strangers.· He set about using the time to run a complete check on his detection and recording equipment.· They run computer checks on their opponent.· I also ran a check on my own records, I should add.· He ran through his check list: ammunition, radios, first aid, packed meals...· For Personal Inventory, the teacher ran weekly checks on all of us.
· Only then did the cops bother to send anyone up to check to see if we were okay.· Some said Pops sent his Social Security checks to his daughter to put his grandchildren through college.· During recent natural disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has quickly sent out relief checks to thousands of residents.· He sent me a check for one hundred dollars.· And two, you refuse to help in any way beyond sending out checks every so often.· Individuals and businesses are obliged to pay $ 49, but many never get around to sending in the check.· Send back the silverware. Send back the check.· Some of the tax cuts will be retroactive, allowing the Treasury Department to begin sending checks to taxpayers later this summer.
· Mr Rosenthal's charitable actions go much further than signing his name on checks.· You could sign checks with them.· My abductors made me sign all the checks in my checkbook and kept me captive while they cashed them.· They will get adoration and respect from everyone but the suit that signs their checks.· Huang was one of two officials who signed the check.
· The firm pays interest only on the money it actually borrows, and it borrows the money simply by writing checks.· His willingness to write checks, and to squeeze them from friends, was legendary.· Police said Bokin has also been repeatedly convicted of theft, possession of stolen property and writing bad checks.· But unbeknownst to her, he had continued to write some checks.· They can not write checks or count cash.· And the waiter writes no check.· They have checkbooks and write checks all the time.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► coat/hat check
  • The court heard that the general was unable to keep his troops in check.
  • The disease is held in check by weekly injections of a power drug.
  • A small bag of zeolite was used for three days, every two weeks to keep ammonia in check.
  • But it was rookie Coach Ray Rhodes who gets the most credit for keeping the team in check.
  • Churn makes it harder for charities to raise money, keeps real-estate prices in check and politics volatile.
  • His own temper rose, but he held it in check.
  • In one important area the Navy held its ambitions in check for bargaining reasons within the Whitehall market-place.
  • Mulch plants each spring with straw to conserve moisture and keep weeds in check.
  • What is new is that the controls which held this population in check no longer exist.
  • Checks and balances required an alert and informed populace.
  • A triangle is an efficient system of emotional checks and balances, allowing chil-dren to work out complicated feelings without volatile outbursts.
  • If the new telecommunications age brings unmediated democracy, what will happen to our carefully contrived constitutional system of checks and balances?
  • Rugby has evolved as a game of checks and balances.
  • Swings and roundabouts, checks and balances: who'd be a research engineer?
  • The exchange's rules are subject to the general statutory checks and balances associated with commercial contracts.
  • The presidential system offers checks and balances but does not ensure consistency between legislation and execution.
  • They saw their first glimpse of the earth as a complex system with checks and balances, inputs and outputs.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Battaglia set it up so that whenever Anna needed something for college, a trustee would cut a check.
  • I'm sorry but I'm busy on Saturday - can I take a rain check?
  • The warning voice could go take a rain check, she thought.
  • I also ran a check on my own records, I should add.
  • It had been switched off after two senior doctors had twice run tests on the patient before declaring him dead.
  • There is no incentive to run tests and analyse the results.
  • They ran tests and took x-rays, then I was called in to hear the results.
1finding out [countable] the process of finding out if something is safe, correct, true, or in the condition it should becheck on the need for tighter checks on arms sales Conduct regular checks on your water quality.run/carry out/make a check I decided to run a check on all personnel. I keep a careful check on my blood pressure.have a check British English Have a check in your bag first and see if it’s there. the airport’s routine security checks random drug checkshealth/medical/dental etc check (=a test done to make sure you are healthy)spot check (=a quick check of one thing among a group of things, that you do without warning) a spot check on the accounts2keep/hold somebody/something in check keep someone or something under control:  You must learn to keep your emotions in check. attempts to keep global warming in check He made an effort to hold himself in check.3a control on something [countable usually singular] something that controls something else and stops it from getting worse, continuing to happen etccheck on Higher interest rates will act as a check on public spending.4checks and balances a system that makes it possible for some people or parts of an organization to control the others, so that no particular person or part has too much power or influence5pattern [countable, uncountable] a pattern of squares, especially on cloth:  a shirt with brown and black checkscheck suit/jacket etc (=made with cloth patterned with checks) a blue cotton check dress → checked6from your bank [countable] the American spelling of chequecheck for a check for $30by check Can I pay by check?7in a restaurant [countable] American English a list that you are given in a restaurant showing what you have eaten and how much you must pay SYN bill British English► see thesaurus at bill8coat/hat check [countable] American English a)a place in a restaurant, theatre etc where you can leave your coat, bag etc to be guarded b)a ticket that you are given so you can claim your things from this place9mark [countable] American English a mark (✓) that you put next to an answer to show that it is correct or next to something on a list to show that you have dealt with it SYN tick British English10chess [uncountable] the position of the king (=most important piece) in chess where it can be directly attacked by the opponent’s piecesCOLLOCATIONSverbsdo a check· I did a quick check of all the windows, locked the door and left.make a check (=do a check)· One of the nurses makes regular checks during the night.run a check (=especially on something that is strange or suspicious)· You should run a virus check before downloading from the Internet.carry out/conduct a check formal (=do or run a check)· The police carried out a check on the car’s registration number.have a check British English· Always have a final check to make sure you’ve got your ticket and passport.give something a check· I’d like you to give the car a careful check.keep a check on somebody/something (=check something regularly)· Keep a check on your baby’s temperature.go for a medical/dental etc check· She advised me to go for a medical check.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + checka quick check· A quick check showed that someone had been in the room.a thorough/careful check· An engineer gave the computer a thorough check.a routine check (=happening as a normal part of a process)· I went to the doctor for a routine health check.a random check (=done without any definite pattern)· Customs officials were carrying out random checks on cars.a regular check· It’s vital to keep a regular check on your bank balance.a close check (=a careful one)· His teacher was keeping a close check on his progress.a safety/security check· The security checks at the airport can take a long time.a health/medical check· People over 60 should have regular medical checks.a background check (=to get information about someone’s previous work, education, family etc)· The company conducts background checks on security employees.a credit check (=to get information about someone’s financial history)· Banks usually do a credit check before they give you a loan.a spot check (=a quick check of one thing in a group done to obtain information)· They did a spot check on 160 vehicles to see how many passengers were wearing seat belts.a spell check (=a process in which a computer program tells you if you have spelt words wrong)· Have you done a spell check on your essay?
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