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checked

/tʃɛkt/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To inspect; to examine.
  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).
  4. To control, limit, or halt.
  5. To verify or compare with a source of information.
  6. To leave in safekeeping.
  7. To mark with a check pattern.
  8. Having a pattern of checks; checkered.
  9. Of syllables, having a coda.
  10. Of consonants, glottalized.
  11. Verified or validated in some way.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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