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Meaning check meaning

What does check mean?
Definitions in simple English

check Verb

— If you check something, you look at it to see if there is a problem, or something new or different. Hi, I heard some noises, so I'm just checking to see if you were O.K. Can you check that the lights are off? Please check your test before handing it to the teacher. I just checked my e-mail and found 50 new messages. He checked the mirror to see if the police car was still behind him. — If you check something out, you look at it because it might be interesting. I found this great video online. Check it out. When you're in Toronto, you should check out the CN tower. — If you check an answer, or choice, you make a check mark (✓) beside it. If you want to get mail from us, check the box at the bottom of the page. — If you check out of a hotel, you pay your bill and leave. I called the hotel, but they said you had already checked out. — If you check in to a hotel, you go to the front desk to tell them you've arrived and you get your key. After we checked in, we went to our room and unpacked our bags. — If you check something, usually something bad, you stop it. He put out his hands but could not check his fall. Senegal, which acted early, was able to check the spread of the disease. — If you check your coat or bags, you give them to a worker to take care of. Reid was traveling alone without any checked luggage. You can check your luggage inside and show them your passport with your ticket.

check Noun

— A check is a piece of paper that gives someone else the right to receive some money from your bank account. (Other spelling: cheque) She wrote him a personal check for $250. Could you please pay in cash instead of checks? I found out about the problem when I tried to cash her bad checks. — A check is something you do to make sure that there is no problem. The town must conduct regular checks on drinking water quality. They did background checks on all the teachers before hiring them. We stood in line at the airport for the extra security checks. I want to get a quick check of the weather before going. — A reality check is an opportunity to think about reality and make sure your hopes and thoughts are reasonable. I think this injury is a real reality check for him. He can't keep working like this. — If you keep something in check, you stop it from getting bigger or worse. There aren't enough birds to keep the insects in check. I had difficulty keeping my anger in check. — A check is something that controls or stops something else. The company didn't have the right checks and balances, and that's why they lost all the money. — In a restaurant, the check is the bill. Waiter, can you bring us the check please? — A check is this mark: ✓ Put a check next to today's date and sign here. He finished it up and put a check mark in the box. — Check is a pattern of squares, especially on cloth. Michael was a big man in a red wool check shirt. — A coat check is a place where you can give your coat, bags, etc. to a worker to take care of. The lines were long at the coat check, so we put our jackets on the backs of our chairs. — In chess, check the position of the king where it can be directly attacked by the opponent's pieces but from which it may escape. You can't move that piece because your king is in check.

check

— verb (= check out) examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition check the brakes Check out the engine — noun a written order directing a bank to pay money he paid all his bills by check — verb make an examination or investigation check into the rumor check the time of the class — verb (= see, control) be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something He verified that the valves were closed See that the curtains are closed control the quality of the product — verb (= control, hold in, hold, moderate) lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits moderate your alcohol intake hold your tongue hold your temper control your anger — noun (= assay) an appraisal of the state of affairs they made an assay of the contents a check on its dependability under stress — noun the bill in a restaurant he asked the waiter for the check — noun (= checkout, check-out procedure) the act of inspecting or verifying they made a check of their equipment the pilot ran through the check-out procedure — verb (= retard) slow the growth or development of The brain damage will retard the child's language development — verb stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution She checked for an instant and missed a step — verb (= mark, mark off, tick off, tick) put a check mark on or near or next to Please check each name on the list tick off the items mark off the units — noun (= arrest, halt, stay, stop) the state of inactivity following an interruption the negotiations were in arrest held them in check during the halt he got some lunch the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow he spent the entire stop in his seat — noun (= confirmation) additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory — noun a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something — noun (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king — noun obstructing an opponent in ice hockey — noun a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard) she wore a skirt with checks — verb (= chink) make cracks or chinks in The heat checked the paint — verb arrest the motion (of something) abruptly He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve — verb verify by consulting a source or authority check the spelling of this word check your facts — verb (= turn back, arrest, contain, hold back) hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of Arrest the downward trend Check the growth of communism in South East Asia Contain the rebel movement Turn back the tide of communism — verb place into check He checked my kings — verb write out a check on a bank account — verb decline to initiate betting — verb stop in a chase especially when scent is lost The dog checked — verb abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey — verb mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on — verb consign for shipment on a vehicle check your luggage before boarding — verb hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping Check your coat at the door — verb block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey — verb be verified or confirmed; pass inspection These stories don't check! — verb (= determine, find out, see, learn) find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort I want to see whether she speaks French See whether it works find out if he speaks Russian Check whether the train leaves on time — verb (= crack, break) become fractured; break or crack on the surface only The glass cracked when it was heated — noun (= bridle) the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper — noun (= check mark) a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name — verb (= discipline, train) develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control Parents must discipline their children Is this dog trained? — verb (= match, agree) be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics The two stories don't agree in many details The handwriting checks with the signature on the check The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun — noun (= hindrance) something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

Synonyms check synonyms

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check English » English

examine control stop restrain verify inspect cheque curb bill restraint prevent verification test obstruct hinder inspection hold back audit block suppress examination see look into investigate check up on arrest tick inhibit compare tally supervise mark review oppose obstruction inhibition impede hindrance contain check out ascertain repress delay crack collate checking thwart tab survey subdue

Topics check topics

What do people use check to talk about?
Person Sense, perceive See

Examine
Language and thought Want Ask permission

Prevent
Language and thought Think Learn

Check
Language and thought Think Learn

Study
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation Game

Chess
Work and occupation Finance

Money
Physical actions Move Pursue

Prevent from moving
Person Healthy

Treat disease
Language and thought Want Offer

Reject

Conjugation check conjugation

How do you conjugate check?

check · verb

Examples check examples

How do I use check in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Can I check in now?
I'd like to check out.
Check this.
Check it again.
I think you should check under the bed.
I just went to check something.
You'd better check this out.
In chess, castling may only be carried out when both the king and the involved rook have not been moved, all the squares between them are free and not dominated by any opposing piece and the king is not in check and would not be put in check by castling.
I just wanted to check my email.
Check that your username and password are written correctly.
The check, please.
Check, please.
May I have the check, please?
When should we check out?
What time should I check in?
What time do you start check-in?
Can I pay for the book by check?
Let's check why your answers differ from mine.
Check your answers with his.
Check your answer with his.
What time did she check out of the hotel?

Movie subtitles

Check it out! We get to sleep right next to each other!
I have to go check on the others!
These are the individual antennas of the Allen telescope array. It's one of the most powerful observatories in the world and, in fact, the kind of thing that could check out millions of star systems.
If you can check out a few million star systems, you have a really good chance of finding a signal from ET.
I wanted to go check on her to see how she was doing 'cause I knew she had scratches and stuff on her, and she was sure freaked out like I was.
Giles. Get security to check CCTV and find out who this is, please.
Mrs Hicklin's asked me to check the CCTV.
We need to check your airway.
Time. I need to get in during the pulse check.
Check the board, make sure you know where.
Um. I'll be back in a bit to check on you both.
I have to go check in on Larry, make sure he's all right.
Well, I want to check out her bathroom floor and see what else she has lying around. Hmm.
Uh, hey, um, do you want to come over sometime, just check out the new place?
We asked Henk how he would proceed and he said that he would check it With Prof. Rosenfeld.
Have them perform thorough tests. See if they check out as normal.
Well, I can't really be certain, but if there's a controller in there, might be wise to check it out.
Uh, tonight for dinner, let's check out that new thai place.
Who would give me a bad check?
Pardon me. -Just a moment. -Your check.
Harder! It won't bounce back like a bad check!
An unnatural loss of blood, which we've been powerless to check.
All of these degenerate characteristics check amazingly with the history of the dead man before us, whose life was one of brutality, of violence and murder.
Pay that check, will you?
We got a check on Brown's alibi.
We'll have a man check up on it right away.
No one check up on anybody.
As soon as I get the check, I'll send it to ya.
Do you have the result from the regular check up?
It seems they're here to check out the daughter's wedding hall.
I'll be back in a bit to check on you both.
Well, I want to check out her bathroom floor and see what else she has lying around.
Well, we were at the bar this morning, watching the game; did you check there?
Hey, check it out.
Oh, hold on, I want to check my e-mail real quick.
As quickly as you can, can you bring us the check?
Did you check it for blood stains or saliva?
Okay, so, check this out!
Guys, check this out.

News and current affairs

WAGENINGEN, NETHERLANDS - Born in 1957, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is now more than 50 years old, and the European Commission is proposing what it calls a health check for its middle-aged child.
But we cannot be complacent that the forces of national egoism will remain in check.
When coral populations decline in the aftermath of cyclones, diseases, and other disturbances, it is the herbivores that keep seaweed in check, and allow coral populations to recover.
Second, we must restore coral reefs' capacity to cope with environmental change--their resilience--by protecting the fish stocks that keep seaweed in check, and thereby facilitate the recovery of coral populations from bleaching.
Check.
Having gone to university in western countries, we were inspired by the American system of check and balances.
Take the case of the British soldier Lee Clegg who, while on duty in Northern Ireland, shot and killed a teenage joyrider whose car failed to stop at a security check.
Beyond elections, citizens can provide an effective check on government only if they are well informed.
Better a 50-basis-point increase now - thereby allowing the economic recovery to continue by keeping inflation in check - than triple or quadruple that figure down the road.
The Emir of Qatar paid a visit to Gaza as a reward for Hamas's break with Iran and left a check.
A vibrant civil society will mobilize when the rule of law is violated, and it can also check the illiberal inclinations of democratic majorities.
But if it becomes a matter of individual worker choice - do I send a check or do I keep the money? - union revenues and membership and power will shrink very rapidly.
This raised questions about prudential supervision, chiefly whether sufficient resources exist to check whether the institutions are financially sound.
In the Middle East, it needs to persuade Iran to hold in check the military elements of the nuclear program that Russia has made possible.
How much more worrying, then, is such concentrated ownership in new democracies and developing countries, where the check of civil society is mostly absent?
Maybe they, too, should try holding a few conferences in Zimbabwe, and get a reality check of their own.
Then, because this is a soap opera, Song suddenly dies in a car crash, just as he is rushing to the hospital - while being chased by corruption investigators! - to check on his sweetheart and their unborn baby boy.
Savings could remain high, even as current consumption grows slowly, while the trade balance would be held in check by higher demand for imported capital goods.
China's currency peg has also come in handy for Europe in its fight to keep inflation in check, while its monetary policy remains constrained by the sub-prime crisis.
It would allow the central bank to raise interest rates aggressively to control runaway credit and investment growth, and keep inflation in check.
On the other hand, the Darfur crisis, in which China has lent its support to Khartoum, has provided a reality check for both sides, revealing the limits to collaboration.
LONDON - In 1993, the economists Alberto Alesina and Larry Summers published a seminal paper that argued that central bank independence keeps inflation in check, with no adverse consequences for economic performance.
Today's most urgent task therefore must be to prevent this from happening, and then to check further advances in the North's nuclear weapons and delivery capabilities.

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