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checked

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/tʃɛkt/ English

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verb

  1. To inspect; to examine.“Check the oil in your car once a month.”
  2. To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
  3. (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).“Check off the items that you've checked (inspected).”
  4. To control, limit, or halt.“Check your enthusiasm during a negotiation.”

verb

  1. To mark with a check pattern.

adjective

  1. Having a pattern of checks; checkered.“a checked tie”
  2. Of syllables, having a coda.
  3. Of consonants, glottalized.
  4. Verified or validated in some way.“a computer program using checked arithmetic”

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