check
/tʃek/
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Translation
To look at something to see if it is right, safe, or working.
Word origin
From Old French eschec, a word from the game of chess meaning to stop or test.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- eschec
Grammar
Verb typeregular (check, checks, checked)
Examples
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"Check" means to look at the door to see if it is shut.
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"Checks" is the form used with he, she, or it.
mistakes.
"Checked" is the past form of "check".
To "check" means to look at something to see if it is right, safe, or working. You might check your answers, check the time, or check that a window is closed.
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