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say it: chek
check is a verb and noun meaning "examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition". It is pronounced /ˈtʃɛk/ — chek. It carries 38 recorded senses.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
“check the brakes”
“Check out the engine”
make an examination or investigation
“check into the rumor”
“check the time of the class”
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
“He verified that the valves were closed”
“See that the curtains are closed”
“control the quality of the product”
stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
“She checked for an instant and missed a step”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
“The two stories don't agree in many details”
“The handwriting checks with the signature on the check”
“The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun”
block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
“Parents must discipline their children”
“Is this dog trained?”
hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
“Check your coat at the door”
write out a check on a bank account
verify by consulting a source or authority
“check the spelling of this word”
“check your facts”
a written order directing a bank to pay money
“he paid all his bills by check”
an appraisal of the state of affairs
“they made an assay of the contents”
“a check on its dependability under stress”
the state of inactivity following an interruption
“the negotiations were in arrest”
“held them in check”
“during the halt he got some lunch”
“the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow”
“he spent the entire stop in his seat”
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
“fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory”
the act of inspecting or verifying
“they made a check of their equipment”
“the pilot ran through the check-out procedure”
a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
“as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name”
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
“she wore a skirt with checks”
obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for check come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.