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check
verb
-
check
,
checking
,
checks
,
checked
to
look
at
something
carefully
in
order
to
find
out
if
it
is
correct
,
safe
,
or
in
the
right
condition
•
Always
check
the
date
on
milk
before
you
drink
it
.
Always
check
the
date
on
milk
before
you
drink
it
.
•
The
mechanic
will
check
your
brakes
to
make
sure
they
work
.
The
mechanic
will
check
your
brakes
to
make
sure
they
work
.
From
Middle
English
chek
,
from
Old
French
eschec
,
from
Persian
through
Arabic
,
originally
referring
to
a
threat
to
the
king
in
chess
,
later
extended
to
various
meanings
involving
examination
or
stopping
.
noun
-
check
,
checking
,
checks
,
checked
an
act
of
examining
or
looking
at
something
to
make
sure
it
is
correct
,
safe
,
or
in
good
condition
•
Give
the
machine
a
quick
check
before
you
start
it
.
Give
the
machine
a
quick
check
before
you
start
it
.
•
The
doctor
ordered
a
blood
check
for
iron
levels
.
The
doctor
ordered
a
blood
check
for
iron
levels
.
Same
origin
as
the
verb
sense
,
evolving
from
the
idea
of
stopping
to
look
or
test
.
verb
to
look
at
something
carefully
to
find
out
if
it
is
correct
,
safe
,
or
in
good
condition
•
Please
check
your
answers
before
handing
in
the
test
.
Please
check
your
answers
before
handing
in
the
test
.
•
The
mechanic
checked
the
brakes
on
my
car
to
make
sure
they
were
working
.
The
mechanic
checked
the
brakes
on
my
car
to
make
sure
they
were
working
.
Middle
English
chek
,
from
Old
French
eschec
,
from
Arabic
shāh
"
king
"
in
chess
,
because
announcing
"
check
"
threatened
the
king
.
Later
broadened
to
the
idea
of
stopping
or
verifying
something
.
noun
-
check
,
checking
,
checks
,
checked
a
printed
form
that
you
sign
to
tell
a
bank
to
pay
a
stated
amount
of
money
from
your
account
to
someone
•
Maria
wrote
a
check
for
the
rent
.
Maria
wrote
a
check
for
the
rent
.
•
Please
make
the
check
payable
to
Green
Valley
School
.
Please
make
the
check
payable
to
Green
Valley
School
.
Adopted
in
American
English
in
the
19th
century
as
a
simplified
spelling
of
British
“
cheque
”.
noun
-
check
,
checking
,
checks
,
checked
a
pattern
of
small
or
large
squares
,
often
found
on
cloth
•
He
wore
a
shirt
with
a
red
and
black
check
.
He
wore
a
shirt
with
a
red
and
black
check
.
•
The
picnic
blanket
’
s
blue
check
brightened
the
grass
.
The
picnic
blanket
’
s
blue
check
brightened
the
grass
.
Transferred
from
the
idea
of
a
chessboard
’
s
squares
to
fabric
designs
in
the
18th
century
.
noun
a
mark
(
✓
)
placed
next
to
an
item
to
show
it
is
chosen
,
correct
,
or
finished
•
Put
a
check
next
to
the
chores
you
have
completed
.
Put
a
check
next
to
the
chores
you
have
completed
.
•
There
is
a
big
green
check
on
the
screen
when
your
payment
goes
through
.
There
is
a
big
green
check
on
the
screen
when
your
payment
goes
through
.
Developed
from
the
verb
sense
:
after
something
is
verified
or
stopped
,
a
small
mark
was
made
;
by
the
late
19th
century
,
the
mark
itself
was
called
a
"
check
".
noun
-
check
,
checking
,
checks
,
checked
a
situation
in
chess
where
a
king
is
directly
attacked
and
must
be
protected
•
Her
careless
move
put
her
king
in
check
.
Her
careless
move
put
her
king
in
check
.
•
If
you
are
in
check
,
you
must
move
out
of
danger
on
your
next
turn
.
If
you
are
in
check
,
you
must
move
out
of
danger
on
your
next
turn
.
Original
medieval
sense
from
Old
French
‘
eschec
’,
meaning
a
threat
to
the
king
in
the
game
of
chess
.
