check
To inspect; to examineTo inspect; to examine.
» May I have the check, please?
Zahlen bitte.
Ich möchte zahlen bitte.
Принесите счёт, пожалуйста.
Можно мне счёт, пожалуйста?
Принесите, пожалуйста, счёт.
Будь ласка, чи можу я отримати рахунок?
Meaning
23 senses(transitive)To inspect; to examine.
Check the oil in your car once a month.
Check whether this page has a watermark.
überprüfen, checken, prüfen
проверя́тьproverjátʹ, прове́ритьprovéritʹ
перевіря́тиperevirjáty, переві́ритиperevíryty
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
(transitive)To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
gegenlesen, gegenprüfen
(US, often, transitive)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 the items on the list that interest you.
Check the correct answer to each question.
abhaken, anhaken, ankreuzen
(transitive)To control, limit, or halt.
Check your enthusiasm during a negotiation.
In mid-sentence, I checked myself abruptly, looking terribly embarrassed.
kontrollieren, begrenzen, einschränken
ограничитьograničitʹ, умеритьumeritʹ
(informal, transitive)To scold or rebuke someone.
(transitive)To verify or compare with a source of information.
Check your data against known values.
abgleichen, überprüfen, bestätigen
verify by consulting a source or authority
(transitive)To leave in safekeeping.
Check your hat and coat at the door.
deponieren, aufgeben, zur Aufbewahrung geben
hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
(transitive)To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
Check your bags at the ticket counter before the flight.
aufgeben
(transitive)To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.
He checked the ball and then proceeded to perform a perfect layup.
That basket doesn't count—you forgot to check!
(transitive)To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.
The hockey player checked the defenceman to obtain the puck.
auflaufen lassen
(transitive)To announce that one is remaining in a hand without betting.
Tom didn't think he could win, so he checked.
checken, schieben
шахова́тьšaxovátʹ, че́катьčékatʹ
(transitive)To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.
After I checked my opponent with a pawn, he resigned immediately.
Schach bieten
шаховатьšaxovatʹ
put a check mark on or near or next to
Examples
2982 sentencesMay I have the check, please?
Будь ласка, чи можу я отримати рахунок?
ruПринесите счёт, пожалуйста.
deZahlen bitte.
I'm sorry, we don't accept checks.
Перепрошую, але ми не приймаємо чеки.
ruК сожалению, мы не принимаем чеки.
deEs tut mir leid, wir nehmen keine Schecks an.
Where is the check-in counter?
Де стійка реєстрації?
ruГде стойка регистрации?
deWo ist der Abfertigungsschalter?
I'll go and check on Tom.
Піду подивлюся, як там Том.
I just went to check something.
Я лише пішов щось перевірити.
ruЯ просто пошёл кое-что проверить.
deIch bin nur gegangen, um etwas zu überprüfen.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 4
By meaning 12
Origin
From Middle English chekken, partly from Old French eschequier and partly from the noun (sFrom Middle English chekken, partly from Old French eschequier and partly from the noun (see above).
By shortening from chequer, from Old French eschequier (“chessboard”), from Medieval Latin scaccarium, ultimately from the same Persian root as above.
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Forms
checks, checking, checked, checkedPhrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- check offперевірити, перевірятиTo 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 outперевірити, перевірятиTo record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
- check inзареєструватися, реєструватисяTo announce or record one's own arrival at a hotel, airport etc.
- check overперевірити, перевірятиTo read or inspect, looking for errors or problems.
- check intoперевірити, перевірятиTo formally announce one's arrival at a location or event (usually a hotel) to a proprietor or employee of that location or event in order to secure admission, accommodations, or other services.
- check upTo verify through brief investigation or revisit for assurance that there are no problems.
- check onTo personally verify that (someone or something) is safe, copacetic, appropriate or satisfactory.
- check throughTo permit someone to continue onward, e.g. through a security checkpoint, after verifying their identity, tickets, etc.
Synonyms
61 synonyms- make cracks or chinks in:chink
- slow the growth or development of:retarddelay
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition:check up onlook intocheck outsuss outcheck overgo overcheck into
- put a check mark on or near or next to:check offmarkmark offtick offtick
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of:turn backarreststopcontainhold back
- mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on:checkerchequer
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
68 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- check to see
- check the oil
- travelers checks
- need to check
- pay by check
- check your email
- checked his email
- to check on
- want to check
- to check out
- double check
- checked the door