check

Definition

  • n. a written order directing a bank to pay money
  • n. the bill in a restaurant
  • n. the act of inspecting or verifying
  • n. a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

Word forms

Present participle
checking
Past participle
checked
Past tense
checked
Third person singular
checks

Example sentences

  1. n.

    I wrote a check to pay for the groceries.

  2. vt.

    Please check your answers before submitting the test.

  3. vi.

    She decided to check at the bank to see if her paycheck had arrived.

  4. n.

    You can use the check option to select multiple items at once.