check in/check into sth
— phrasal verb with check uk/tʃek/us/tʃek/verb
B1 to say who you are when you arrive at a hotel so that you can be given a key for your room:
Please would you check in at the reception desk and sign your name in the book.
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- When we had checked in, the desk clerk gave us our key.
- We then checked into the hotel for a weekend of unashamed luxury.
- After driving all day, I was so pleased just to check into a motel and relax.
- The police wanted to know whether any new guests checked in on Sunday evening.
- An elderly couple checked into Room 8 about an hour ago.
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