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checkverb

uk/tʃek/us/tʃek/

check verb (EXAMINE)

A2 [ I or T ] to make certain that something or someone is correct, safe, or suitable by examining it, him, or her quickly:

You should always check your oil, water, and tyres before taking your car on a long trip.
Customs stopped us and checked (= searched) our bags for alcohol and cigarettes.
After I'd finished the exam, I checked my answers for mistakes.
The doctor will call next week to check on your progress.
I check on (= visits) our elderly neighbour every few days to make sure that he's alright.
[ + (that) ] I always check (that) I've shut the windows before I leave the house.
He double-checked all the doors (= checked them all twice) before leaving the house.
See also
crosscheck

B1 [ I or T ] to find out about something:

[ + question word ] I called them yesterday to check when they were arriving.
[ + to infinitive ] If you're near the garage, could you check to see (= ask) if the car's ready?
If you're unsure of your legal rights, I would check with (= ask) a lawyer.

More examples

  • It's a good idea to check the flight departure time before you leave for the airport.
  • I'd like to check my bank balance, please.
  • Patricia has checked the reports and can vouch for the accuracy of the information.
  • You should have your teeth checked by a dentist at least twice a year.
  • Remember to go over your essay checking for grammar and spelling mistakes before you hand it in to me.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Testing, checking and experimenting

  • assay
  • check sth out
  • check up on sb
  • collector
  • crosscheck
  • feeler
  • inspect
  • inspection
  • inspector
  • pace
  • play around with sth
  • screen
  • spy
  • spy out the land idiom
  • test
  • test sth out
  • tester
  • trial
  • trial run
  • try-out

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Questioning people & asking questions in general

check verb (STOP)

[ T ] to stop someone from doing or saying something, or to prevent something from increasing or continuing:

They have begun to vaccinate children in an attempt to check the spread of the disease.

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Preventing and impeding

  • avert
  • avoid
  • avoidable
  • bar
  • be a drag on sb/sth idiom
  • block sth out
  • bottleneck
  • derail
  • fireproof
  • hold out on sb
  • hold sb/sth back
  • hold/keep sb/sth at bay idiom
  • holding pattern
  • impede
  • prevention
  • prevention is better than cure idiom
  • preventive
  • prohibit
  • pull
  • scuttle

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check verb (LEAVE)

UK usually check in [ T ] mainly US to give your bags to airport employees to be put on a plane for you, rather than carrying them on and off the plane yourself :

I got my boarding pass and checked my suitcase.
Many airlines charge extra for checked bags/baggage/luggage.

[ T ] mainly US to leave something with someone at a particular place, so that they can take care of it for a short time:

It was hot so we checked our coats before going round the gallery.

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Arrivals and departures

  • admittance
  • advent
  • approach
  • arr
  • arrival
  • check in
  • check sth in
  • connection
  • dep
  • departure
  • descent
  • destination
  • entrance 1
  • entry
  • eta
  • homecoming
  • inflow
  • influx
  • invasion
  • outflow

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Placing and positioning an object

check verb (AGREE)

[ I ] mainly US If information checks, it agrees with other information:

Her statement checks with most of the eye-witness reports.

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Accepting & agreeing

  • accept
  • accredited
  • assent
  • be ruled by sb idiom
  • buy-in
  • conclude
  • countenance
  • court
  • embrace
  • gauntlet
  • leap
  • middle ground
  • mustn't grumble idiom
  • pounce
  • reach
  • respect
  • signatory
  • swallow
  • take sb up on sth
  • unquestioning

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check verb (MARK)

A1 mainly US UK usually tick [ I or T ] to mark something with a check:

Check (off) each item on the list as you complete it.

check verb (CHESS)

[ T ] specialized games in the game of chess, to put the other player's king under direct attack, so that he or she is forced to defend against the attack in the next move

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Board games

  • backgammon
  • bishop
  • blitz
  • board game
  • castle
  • Chinese chequers
  • Chutes and Ladders
  • counter
  • defence
  • draught
  • endgame
  • forfeit
  • gambit
  • opening
  • pawn
  • pin
  • queen
  • queenside
  • resign
  • stalemate

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check verb (SPORTS)

[ T ] mainly US specialized sports in some sports such as ice hockey, to try to make another player lose the ball or puck, for example, by pushing them

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General terms used in ball sports

  • aggregate score
  • assist
  • back pass
  • bobble
  • center circle
  • chip
  • goalless
  • holding
  • lay
  • layoff
  • long ball
  • man on! idiom
  • man-to-man defense
  • man-to-man marking
  • overarm
  • set piece
  • shoot
  • sidespin
  • unplayable
  • wrong-foot

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Hockey

Phrasal verb(s)

check in
check in/check into sth
check sth in
check sth off
check out
check sth out
check up on sb

checknoun

uk/tʃek/us/tʃek/

check noun (MONEY)

[ C ] US spelling of cheque

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Payment methods

  • ATM card
  • baksheesh
  • bank card
  • bill
  • blank cheque
  • cash
  • cash card
  • cashpoint card
  • certified cheque
  • direct debit
  • giro
  • gratuity
  • hush money
  • per annum
  • piece
  • small change
  • standing order
  • sweetener
  • traveller's cheque
  • voucher

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check noun (EXAMINATION)

B1 [ C ] an examination of something in order to make certain that it is correct or the way it should be:

The soldiers gave their equipment a final check before setting off.
"I can't find my keys." "Have another check in/through your jacket pockets."
Security checks have become really strict at the airport.
The police are carrying out spot checks on (= quick examinations of a limited number of) drivers over the Christmas period to test for alcohol levels.
It's my job to keep a check on stock levels.
I'll just run a check on (= find information about) that name for you in the computer.

More examples

  • We make a fortnightly check on supplies.
  • They carried out the pre-flight checks.
  • I made one last check that we had not forgotten anything.
  • Can you have a check in the kitchen to see if my keys are in there?

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Testing, checking and experimenting

  • assay
  • check sth out
  • check up on sb
  • collector
  • crosscheck
  • feeler
  • inspect
  • inspection
  • inspector
  • pace
  • play around with sth
  • screen
  • spy
  • spy out the land idiom
  • test
  • test sth out
  • tester
  • trial
  • trial run
  • try-out

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check noun (PATTERN)

[ C or U ] a pattern of squares formed by lines of different colours crossing each other:

a shirt with a pattern of blue and yellow checks
a grey check suit

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Patterns and shapes

  • amorphous
  • arabesque
  • argyle
  • bar
  • cake
  • contour
  • geometry
  • marbled
  • misshapen
  • motif
  • mottled
  • paisley
  • silhouette
  • spotted
  • streak
  • stripe
  • striped
  • stripy
  • styloid
  • take shape idiom

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check noun (RESTAURANT)

A2 US [ C ] a bill noun in a restaurant, etc.:

Can I have the check, please?

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Bills & invoices

  • bill
  • billing
  • charge
  • chit
  • claim form
  • counterfoil
  • credit note
  • passbook
  • payslip
  • pro forma
  • sales slip
  • stamp
  • tab
  • tariff
  • ticket
  • ticketless
  • toll
  • tolled
  • Treasury bond
  • voucher

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check noun (LIMIT)

hold/keep sth in check

to limit something:

We need to find ways of keeping our expenditure in check.
checks and balances

rules intended to prevent one person or group from having too much power within an organization:

A system of checks and balances exists to ensure that our government is truly democratic.

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Limiting and restricting

  • box sb in
  • chain
  • circumscribe
  • clamp down on sth
  • clampdown
  • cramp
  • curb
  • curtail
  • damage limitation
  • debilitate
  • delimit
  • hamstring
  • infringe
  • localize
  • muzzle
  • non-proliferation
  • qualification
  • ration
  • rationing
  • stabilizer

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check noun (MARK)

A2 [ C ] mainly US UK usually tick a mark (✓) that shows that something is correct or has been done:

Put a check by/against the names of the people who have accepted the invitation.

check noun (CHESS)

[ U ] specialized games in chess, the act of directly attacking the other player's king:

I think I should have given check (= attacked my opponent's king) at move 23 instead of trying to find a safer square for the rook.
in check specialized

If your king is in check in chess, it is being directly attacked by the other player:

Your king is in check from my knight.
Compare
checkmate

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Board games

  • backgammon
  • bishop
  • blitz
  • board game
  • castle
  • Chinese chequers
  • Chutes and Ladders
  • counter
  • defence
  • draught
  • endgame
  • forfeit
  • gambit
  • opening
  • pawn
  • pin
  • queen
  • queenside
  • resign
  • stalemate

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check noun (SPORTS)

[ C ] mainly US specialized sports in some sports such as ice hockey, a defensive move (= trying to prevent scoring) in which a player tries to make another player lose the ball or puck, for example, by pushing them

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

General terms used in ball sports

  • aggregate score
  • assist
  • back pass
  • bobble
  • center circle
  • chip
  • goalless
  • holding
  • lay
  • layoff
  • long ball
  • man on! idiom
  • man-to-man defense
  • man-to-man marking
  • overarm
  • set piece
  • shoot
  • sidespin
  • unplayable
  • wrong-foot

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Hockey

checkexclamation

uk/tʃek/us/tʃek/

check exclamation (YES)

mainly US used to say yes to someone who is making certain that all the things on a list have been dealt with or included:

"Did you bring your sleeping bag?" "Check." "Pillow?" "Check."

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Yes, no & not

  • anything
  • bet
  • betcha
  • does a bear/do bears shit in the woods? idiom
  • far
  • fear
  • hear, hear! idiom
  • hell
  • no dice idiom
  • no way idiom
  • noes
  • not by any manner of means idiom
  • not so much sth as sth idiom
  • not that idiom
  • nothing doing idiom
  • perish the thought idiom
  • see sb in hell before ... idiom
  • think
  • yea or nay idiom
  • yes

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check exclamation (CHESS)

specialized games something you say in chess, if you directly attack the other player's king

Compare
checkmate

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Board games

  • backgammon
  • bishop
  • blitz
  • board game
  • castle
  • Chinese chequers
  • Chutes and Ladders
  • counter
  • defence
  • draught
  • endgame
  • forfeit
  • gambit
  • opening
  • pawn
  • pin
  • queen
  • queenside
  • resign
  • stalemate

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checkverb

us/tʃek/

check verb (EXAMINE)

[ I/T ] to look at or give your attention to something to get information, often to help you decide if something is correct, safe, or suitable:

[ + to infinitive ] Check to see what the weather is like outside.
[ T ] I brought the car to the garage to have the brakes checked.
[ T ] We checked our records for any information about him.
[ I ] We have a claim for lost luggage, and we are checking into it.
[ T ] The doctors checked his heart and said it was fine.
[ T ] Before you hand in your papers, check your spelling.

check verb (STOP)

[ T ] to stop someone from doing or saying something, or to prevent something from increasing or continuing:

He started to interrupt but checked himself and said nothing.
The program is designed to check the spread of malaria.

check verb (LEAVE)

[ T ] to leave your outer clothing or property temporarily in the care of someone else, usually as a convenience:

Let’s check our coats before going through the galleries.
Passengers on this flight will be allowed one carry-on bag, and will have to check any additional bags.

check verb (MARK)

[ T ] to mark items to show your preferences:

Check the box corresponding to the correct answer to each question.

Phrasal verb(s)

check in
check off something
check out
check out (something)
check out something
check out (something)
check out something
check up on someone

checknoun

us/tʃek/

check noun (MONEY)

[ C ] a printed form, used instead of money, to make payments from your bank account:

I’ve got to cash my pay check.
She wrote me a check for $120.

check noun (PATTERN)

[ C ] a pattern made of different colored squares, or one of these squares:

The shirt has a pattern of blue and yellow checks.

check noun (MARK)

[ C ] a sign (✓) that shows that something is correct or done or has been examined:

Put a check next to the names of the people who have already paid for their tickets.

check noun (REQUEST FOR PAYMENT)

[ C ] a request for payment of money owed to a restaurant, or the piece of paper on which it is written:

Waiter, may I have the check, please?

check noun (EXAMINATION)

[ C ] the act of looking at or giving your attention to something to get information, often to help you decide if something is correct, safe, or suitable:

The FBI did a thorough background check on him (= looked into his past experience and relationships).

check noun (STOP)

a way to stop someone from doing or saying something, or to prevent something from increasing or continuing:

New rules would put a check on rising interest rates.

check noun (LEAVE)

[ C ] the ticket or small object that you are given and that you use to get back your coat or other personal possessions left in the care of someone else for a short period:

I thought I put the coat check in my pocket.

Idiom(s)

in check

checkverb

uk/tʃek/us

[ I or T ] to make certain that something or someone is correct, safe, or suitable, for example by examining it or them, or by asking someone:

When the shipment arrived, she checked to make sure nothing was broken.
A security officer checked our bags at the entrance to the building.
I'd like to check my bank balance, please.
check on sth The supervisor will check on your progress next week.
check (sth) for sth Always check your reports for spelling errors before you hand them in.
check (sth) with sb Please could you check the figures with the sales manager?
check that Check that you have all the necessary documentation before you travel.
Compare
double-check

[ T ] to prevent something from increasing or continuing:

Our first priority is to control public spending and check inflation.
We tried to check the spread of the rumour that the company was being sold.

[ T ] to leave something with someone at a particular place, so that they can take care of it for a short time, or so it can be put on a plane or train:

Please check your coats at the coatroom prior to the meeting.
He checked his baggage as soon as he got to the airport.
These articles may only be carried in checked baggage.

[ T ] to make a mark next to an item on a list, or to click on a checkbox on a computer screen in order to make a choice:

Please check the box above to agree to our terms and conditions.
See also
tick

[ I ] if information checks, it makes it likely that other information is true:

check with sth Her statement checks with most of the eye-witness reports.

Phrasal verb(s)

check in/check into sth
check sth in
check sth off
check on sb/sth
check out
check out (of sth)
check sth out

checknoun [ C ]

uk/tʃek/us

US BANKING →  cheque

→  check mark :

Put a check beside each item that you wish to order.
See also
tick

an examination of something in order to make certain that it is correct or the way that it should be:

give sth a check Give the invoice another check before you seal the carton.
carry out/do a check (on/of sth) They carried out a check of all the electrical equipment.
regular/routine check A regular check is done on all our equipment.
quick/thorough check All these documents will need a thorough check before you send them off.
keep a check on sth It's my job to keep a check on stock levels.
Security checks at airports have become very strict.

an examination of somebody to see if they are healthy or have a medical problem:

health/medical check Purchasers of the policy will be required to undergo a medical check.

US UK bill COMMERCE a piece of paper given to you when you have finished eating at a restaurant, showing how much money you owe:

Can we have the check, please?

something that stops something else from increasing or getting worse:

keep a check on sth The new administration is expected to keep a tight check on inflation.
act/serve as a check on sth These controls are designed to act as a check on fraud.
hold/keep sth in check

to put a limit on something so that it does not increase or become worse:

We must find ways of keeping our expenditure in check.
checks and balances

GOVERNMENT rules intended to prevent one person or group from having too much power within a country or an organization:

A system of checks and balances exists to ensure that our government is truly democratic.
Many executives amassed enormous power by ignoring the normal checks and balances of the financial world.

See also

background check
credit check
sales check
spot check
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