Kilo Lingo

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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This word is part of lesson 8.