verb Download 🔗Share To inspect; to examine. Examples : "Check the oil in your car once a month." action job service Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit). Examples : "The student checked her essay carefully before submitting it, correcting several spelling mistakes. " language writing communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory). Examples : "I checked off the items on my grocery list as I bought them. " list item action business work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To control, limit, or halt. Examples : "Check your enthusiasm during a negotiation." action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play. Examples : "He checked the ball and then proceeded to perform a perfect layup." sport game action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck. Examples : "The hockey player checked the defenceman to obtain the puck." sport game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remain in a hand without betting. Only legal if no one has yet bet. Examples : "In the card game, I checked my hand, waiting for someone else to bet first. " game bet Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check. Examples : "The chess player checked the opponent's king, forcing a win. " game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended. Examples : "The metal brace on my glasses was too tight, so I checked it slightly to make it more comfortable. " technical machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc. Examples : "The wooden table top checked as it dried in the sun. " material appearance condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack. Examples : "The sun checks timber." material appearance structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a stop; to pause; with at. Examples : "Before leaving for school, I checked at the bakery to see if they had any croissants. " action way time place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To clash or interfere. Examples : "My plans for the weekend checked with my sister's; we couldn't both go to the concert. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds. Examples : "The falcon checked its prey, circling and then diving after the fleeing pigeon. " bird animal game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To mark with a check pattern. Examples : "The teacher checked the boxes on the student's homework assignment to indicate which problems were correct. " appearance style mark Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having a pattern of checks; checkered. Examples : "a checked tie" appearance style material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Of syllables, having a coda. Examples : "The word "checked" in the sentence "The first syllable in 'checked' is checked." correctly demonstrates the adjective use, relating to the phonological feature of a syllable having a coda. " phonetics language linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Of consonants, glottalized. Examples : "The teacher pointed out that the "k" sound in the word "keep" was checked, a characteristic of some African languages. " phonetics language linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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