check
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,928 of 81,628 words measured. It occurs 21,165 times across 191,625 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition also: check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over check the brakesCheck out the engine
- make an examination or investigation check into the rumorcheck the time of the class
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something also: see, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain He verified that the valves were closedSee that the curtains are closed
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits also: control, hold in, hold, contain, curb, moderate moderate your alcohol intakehold your tongue
- stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution She checked for an instant and missed a step
- put a check mark on or near or next to also: check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick Please check each name on the listtick off the items
check in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Could I check the mare before we reached the brow of the hill?
In Touch with Nature · Gordon Stables · Chapter 1
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Her common dress was a black and white gingham check, straw hat, trimmed with green ribbon.
The Guardian Angel · Oliver Wendell Holmes · Chapter 1
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I'll have to investigate the area for harmful radio-activity first, then I'll have to check the cow, herself.
The Shining Cow · Alex James · Chapter 1
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A very sweet look had come into the old lady’s face, she kissed the girl’s check with trembling fervour.
The Forsyte saga - Complete · John Galsworthy · Chapter 1
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The men obeyed so readily that the line ran out too fast and the boy had much ado to check it.
The Crew of the Water Wagtail · R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne · Chapter 1