check out — Ⅰ. UK US check out Phrasal Verb with check({{}}/tʃek/ verb ► if information, facts, etc. check out, you can prove that they are true or correct: »If a caller claiming to be from the company asks you for personal data, dial the 800 number on your… … Financial and business terms
run a check on sb/sth — run a check (on sb/sth) ► to look through records to find out facts about someone or something: »We run background checks on all prospective employees. Main Entry: ↑run … Financial and business terms
check up on something — ˌcheck ˈup on sth derived to find out if sth is true or correct • I need to check up on a few things before I can decide. Main entry: ↑checkderived … Useful english dictionary
check — check1 W2S1 [tʃek] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(find out)¦ 2¦(ask somebody)¦ 3¦(not do something)¦ 4¦(stop something)¦ 5¦(bags/cases etc)¦ 6¦(make a mark)¦ 7 Check Phrasal verbs check in check something<=>off … Dictionary of contemporary English
check — 1 /tSek/ verb 1 FIND OUT (I, T) to do something in order to find out whether something that you think is correct, true, or safe really is correct, true, or safe: Are all the windows shut? I ll just go and check. | check sth: I ll check my… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
check — A commercial demand deposit instrument signed by the maker and payable on the presentation to the bank on which it is drawn. American Banker Glossary A bill of exchange representing a draft on a bank from deposited funds that pays a certain sum… … Financial and business terms
check*/*/*/ — [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… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌcheck sb/sth ˈout — phrasal verb to examine someone or something in order to be certain that everything is correct, true, or satisfactory I ve been taking loads of photographs, just to check out the camera.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
check — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 close look to make sure sth is safe/correct ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, extensive, full (esp. BrE), thorough ▪ careful, close, rigorous, tight (a … Collocations dictionary
check sth out — UK US check sth out Phrasal Verb with check({{}}/tʃek/ verb ► to examine something or get more information about it, especially in order to make sure that it is safe, correct, or suitable: »Many firms are still not checking out how their rivals… … Financial and business terms