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# check

«check» in Mova's school dictionary: **to look at something to see if it is right, safe or ready** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (check, checks, checked, checking); noun (a check, checks; British «cheque» for money, «tick» for the mark)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To check is to look at something to see if it is right, safe or ready. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/check/#m1)

2) A check is a look to make sure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/check/#m2)

3) A check is a paper you sign that pays money from a bank (British «cheque»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/check/#m3)

4) In the USA, the check is the bill in a restaurant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/check/#m4)

5) A check is a mark like ✓ that shows something is right or done. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/check/#m5)

6) Checks are a pattern of squares, like on a chessboard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/check/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

maths: checking an answer (check a subtraction by adding); or a bank check worth an amount; the bill in a restaurant; school: check your work, check your spelling, check the box; science: check the result by doing the test again; everyday life and safety: check both ways before you cross, a health check at the doctor; phrases: «check out» (borrow books or pay at a shop), «check in» (arrive at a hotel or airport), «check on» (look after)

### examples

- Check your answer by adding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/check/#x1)
- She wrote a check for 45 dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/check/#x2)
- The check for dinner was 60 dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/check/#x3)
- He checks 12 books out of the library. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/check/#x4)
- Always check left and right before crossing the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/check/#x5)
- Put a check next to each word you can spell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/check/#x6)
- The nurse checked my height and weight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/check/#x7)
- We checked in at the hotel at 3 o'clock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/check/#x8)
- His shirt has red and white checks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/check/#x9)
- ‘Here it is,’ said the Witch, ‘and here is my blue-check apron.’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/check/#x10)

### note

No operation by itself. Trap: «checks out books» means borrows them. A check of 45 dollars is an amount of money, not a count. To check subtraction, add the answer to the smaller number. British spelling «cheque» is only the bank paper.

### In the corpora

- [A bank statement lists everything that went in and out of an account, and grown-ups check it for mistakes and fraud.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/16/)
- [Midwives and doctors check on mum and baby all the way through.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/18-were-having-a-baby/5/)
- [Jabs and check-ups keep people well before they get ill.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/6/)
- [An annual check-up is a routine visit to catch problems early, even when you feel fine.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/17/)
- [Dentists check teeth every six months to a year to catch small problems, like holes, before they hurt.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «check» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/check/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.