check in English: To look at something to see if it is right, safe, or working. (verb)

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.

Related words

look

To turn your eyes towards something so you can see it.

see

To notice something with your eyes, or to understand it.

find

To see or get something you were looking for or did not expect.

read

To look at written words and understand what they mean.

test

A set of questions or jobs that shows how much you know or how well something works.

compare

To look at two or more things to see how they are the same and how they are different.

confirm

To say clearly that something is true, or that a plan is now certain.

inspector

A person whose job is to look at things carefully to check that they are safe or correct. It is also the name of a police rank.

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