Check

  • 91check*/*/*/ — [tʃek] verb I 1) [I/T] to examine something in order to get information, or to find out whether it is good or correct Always check your spelling.[/ex] You should have your sight checked regularly.[/ex] The doctor checked for a pulse.[/ex] Check… …

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  • 92Check-in — Der Check in ist der Abfertigungsvorgang für Reisende zur Feststellung der Anwesenheit und zur Feststellung der mitgeführten Gepäckmenge. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Flugreisen 2 Andere Beförderungsarten 3 Hotelaufenthalt …

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  • 93check — Synonyms and related words: CD, IOU, MO, X, a reckoning of, abrade, abrasion, abysm, abyss, acceptance, acceptance bill, accord, account, account of, agree, allophone, alveolar, answer to, aperture, apico alveolar, apico dental, arrest,… …

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  • 94check — /tʃɛk / (say chek) verb (t) 1. to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly. 2. to restrain; hold in restraint or control. 3. to investigate or verify as to correctness. 4. Also, check off. US to tick. 5. Also, check in. to leave in… …

  • 95check up on — verb examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition check the brakes Check out the engine • Syn: ↑check, ↑look into, ↑check out, ↑suss out, ↑check over, ↑go over, ↑ …

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  • 96check — 1. v., n., & int. v. 1 tr. (also absol.) a examine the accuracy, quality, or condition of. b (often foll. by that + clause) make sure; verify; establish to one s satisfaction (checked that the doors were locked; checked the train times). 2 tr. a… …

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  • 97check — check1 verb 1》 examine the accuracy, quality, or condition of.     ↘verify or establish to one s satisfaction.     ↘informal, chiefly N. Amer. take notice of. 2》 stop or slow the progress of.     ↘Ice Hockey hamper or neutralize (an opponent)… …

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  • 98check — [[t]tʃɛk[/t]] v. t. 1) to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly 2) to restrain; control: to check an impulse[/ex] 3) to cause to diminish, as in rate or intensity 4) to verify the correctness of, as by comparison 5) to inquire into,… …

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  • 99check in — verb announce one s arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑sign in • Ant: ↑check out • Derivationally related forms: ↑check in • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 100check — {{11}}check (n.) early 14c., a call in chess noting one s move has placed his opponent s king in immediate peril, from O.Fr. eschequier a check at chess (also chess board, chess set ), from eschec, from V.L. *scaccus, from Arabic shah, from Pers …

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