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Dictionary definition: check
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- The Oxford American College Dictionary
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• v. [
trans.
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1.
examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something:
the right to check all luggage
|[
intrans.
]
a blood test to
check for
anemia.
∎
verify or establish to one's satisfaction.
∎
examine with a view to rectifying any fault or problem discovered.
∎
(
check against
)verify the accuracy of something by comparing it with (something else).
∎
another way of saying
check something off
.
∎
another way of saying
check something in
.
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[
intrans.
] agree or correspond when ...