double check
A second check or verification, usually with additional caution or attentionA second check or verification, usually with additional caution or attention.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A second check or verification, usually with additional caution or attention.
Why don't you make another double check of the house to see if there are still rats around?
(countable, uncountable)A check delivered by two pieces simultaneously.
Doppelschach
- something that checks the correctness of a previous check
Examples
37 sentencesI'll double check.
Я переперевірю. — deniko
Did you double-check these figures?
deHast du diese Zahlen noch einmal nachkontrolliert? — raggione
I just thought I should double check.
deIch dachte nur, dass ich noch mal nachsehen sollte. — Yorwba
I think you should double-check your facts.
Tom double-checked his bank balance before writing the check.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: double checksSynonyms
1 synonyms- something that checks the correctness of a previous check:countercheck
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.