PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English chek, chekke, borrowed from Old French eschek, eschec, eschac, from Medieval Latin scaccus, borrowed from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king or check at chess, shah”), borrowed from Persian شاه (šâh, “king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /šāh/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to gain power over, gain control over”).
All English senses developed from the chess sense. Compare Saterland Frisian Schak, Schach, Dutch schaak, German Schach, Danish skak, Swedish schack, Icelandic skák, French échec, Italian scacco. See chess and shah (“king of Persia or Iran”), from the same source.
check (plural checks)
- (chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. [from 14th c.]
- An inspection or examination.
I don't know if she will be there, but it's worth a check.
- A control; a limit or stop.
checks and balances
The castle moat should hold the enemy in check.
2022 August 22 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 33. Monday, August 11. [1716.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], published 1721, OCLC 1056445272:a remarkable check to the first progress of Christianity
- (US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.
- Synonyms: (UK) tick, checkmark
- 1980, Stephen King, The Mist
- Norton had made a neat, lawyerly check beside each of the items he and Billy had picked up—half a dozen or so, including the milk and a six-pack of Coke.
- (US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
- Synonym: (UK, Canada) cheque
I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a check for the amount.
- (US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
- Synonyms: bill, (Canada) cheque
I summoned the waiter, paid the check, and hurried to leave.
- (contact sports) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
The hockey player gave a good hard check to obtain the puck.
- A token used instead of cash in gaming machines, or in gambling generally.
- 1963, American law reports annotated: second series, volume 89
- […] the statute prohibits a machine which dispenses checks or tokens for replay […]
- A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
- A mark, certificate, or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
a check given for baggage
a return check on a railroad
- (falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. [from 15th c.]
- A small chink or crack.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
chess: when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece
inspection or examination
- Arabic: تَفَقُّد m (tafaqqud)
- Armenian: ստուգում (hy) (stugum)
- Belarusian: праве́рка f (pravjérka)
- Bulgarian: проверка (bg) f (proverka)
- Catalan: inspecció (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 檢查 (zh), 检查 (zh) (jiǎnchá), 校驗 (zh), 校验 (zh) (jiàoyàn)
- Czech: kontrola (cs) f, zkouška (cs) f
- Dutch: controle (nl)
- Esperanto: kontrolo
- Faroese: kanning f
- Finnish: tarkistus (fi), tarkastus (fi), tarkastelu (fi)
- French: vérification (fr) f, contrôle (fr) m, examen (fr) m
- Georgian: შემოწმება (šemoc̣meba)
- German: Kontrolle (de) f, Untersuchung (de) f, Überwachung (de) f, Überprüfung (de) f, Prüfung (de) f, Inspektion (de) f, Check (de) m, Nachprüfung f, Test (de) m
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- Hebrew: בְּדִיקָה (bdiká)
- Hungarian: ellenőrzés (hu), kontroll (hu), vizsgálat (hu)
- Indonesian: pemeriksaan (id)
- Italian: controllo (it) m, verifica (it) f
- Japanese: 検査 (ja) (けんさ, kensa), 調査 (ja) (ちょうさ, chōsa)
- Korean: 조사 (ko) (josa), 검사 (ko) (geomsa), 확인 (ko) (hwagin), 점검 (ko) (jeomgeom), 대조 (ko) (daejo)
- Macedonian: проверка f (proverka), контро́ла f (kontróla), преглед m (pregled)
- Norwegian: kontroll (no) m
- Polish: sprawdzenie (pl) n, inspekcja (pl) f
- Portuguese: inspeção (pt) f, exame (pt) m
- Romanian: inspecție (ro) f, control (ro) n, verificare (ro), examinare (ro) f
- Russian: прове́рка (ru) f (provérka)
- Spanish: verificación (es) f, inspección (es) f, cotejo (es) m, examen (es) m
- Swedish: kontroll (sv) c, koll (sv) c
- Turkish: kontrol (tr)
- Ukrainian: переві́рка (uk) f (perevírka), контро́ль m (kontrólʹ)
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control, limit or stop
- Bulgarian: контрол (bg) m (kontrol), проверка (bg) f (proverka)
- Finnish: varmistus (fi); rajat (fi) pl, hallinta (fi), kuri (fi)
- French: vérification (fr) f, contrôle (fr) m
- German: Kontrolle (de) f, Untersuchung (de) f, Überwachung (de) f, Hemmung (de) f, Begrenzung (de) f, Einschränkung (de) f, Limit (de) n, Hemmnis (de) n, Zurückweisung (de) f, Dämpfer (de) m, Hindernis (de) n, Zügel (de) m
- Hungarian: fék (hu), felügyelet (hu), uralom (hu), kontroll (hu), ellenőrzés (hu)
- Indonesian: kendali (id), kontrol (id)
- Italian: controllo (it) m, verifica (it) f
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mark like a v or sometimes x used as an indicator
- Bulgarian: чавка (bg) f (čavka)
- Czech: křížek (cs) m, odškrtnutí n
- Dutch: vinkje (nl) n (v-shaped), kruisje (nl) n (x-shaped)
- Finnish: tarkistusmerkki, pukki (fi)
- French: croix (fr) f
- German: Marke (de) f, Markierung (de) f, Haken (de) m, Häkchen (de) n, Kreuzchen (de) n
- Hebrew: וִי (he) m (ví), סימון \ סִמּוּן (simún, literally “a mark”)
- Hungarian: pipa (hu)
- Indonesian: conteng (id) (v-mark), silang (id) (x-mark)
- Italian: (di spunta) segno (it) m
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bill, particularly at a restaurant
token used instead of cash in gaming machines, or in gambling generally
lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood
mark, certificate or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified
falconry: forsaking by a hawk of its proper game
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Etymology 2Edit
From Middle English chekken, partly from Old French eschequier and partly from the noun (see above).
check (third-person singular simple present checks, present participle checking, simple past and past participle checked)
- To inspect; to examine.
Check the oil in your car once a month.
Check whether this page has a watermark.
- To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
- (US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
- Synonyms: check off, (UK) tick, (UK) tick off, cross off, strike off
- Antonym: uncheck
Check the items on the list that interest you.
Check off the items that you've checked (inspected).
Check the correct answer to each question.
- To control, limit, or halt.
- Synonyms: curtail, restrain; see also Thesaurus:curb
Check your enthusiasm during a negotiation.
- c. 1775–1780, Edmund Burke, letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol
- so many clogs to check and retard the headlong course of violence and oppression
1922 February, James Joyce, “[Chapter 13]”, in Ulysses, London: The Egoist Press, published October 1922, OCLC 2297483:She was about to retort but something checked the words on her tongue.
- To verify or compare with a source of information.
Check your data against known values.
- To leave in safekeeping.
Check your hat and coat at the door.
- To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
Check your bags at the ticket counter before the flight.
- (street basketball) To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.
He checked the ball and then proceeded to perform a perfect layup.
That basket doesn't count—you forgot to check!
- (sports) To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.
- Synonyms: tackle, trap, attack
The hockey player checked the defenceman to obtain the puck.
- (poker) To announce that one is remaining in a hand without betting.
Tom didn't think he could win, so he checked.
- (chess) To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.
- To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene ii]:The good king, his master, will check him for it.
- (nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
- To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
- To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
The sun checks timber.
- To make a stop; to pause; with at.
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- The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power, either is disabled for the future, or else checks at any vigorous undertaking ever after.
- (obsolete) To clash or interfere.
- To act as a curb or restraint.
- (falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
c. 1601–1602, William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or VVhat You VVill”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene i]:And like the haggard, check at every feather
That comes before his eye.
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TranslationsEdit
to inspect, examine
- Arabic: اِسْتَأْنَى (istaʾnā), دَقَّقَ (daqqaqa), ضَبَطَ (ḍabaṭa), أَوْقَفَ (ʾawqafa), فَحَصَ (ar) (faḥaṣa)
- Gulf Arabic: چيك (čəyyək), فِحَص (fiḥəṣ)
- Hijazi Arabic: فحص (faḥaṣ), دقق (daggag), شيك (šayyak)
- Armenian: ստուգել (hy) (stugel)
- Bashkir: тикшереү (tikšerew)
- Bulgarian: проверявам (bg) (proverjavam)
- Catalan: comprovar (ca), verificar (ca)
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: check (cek1)
- Mandarin: 檢查 (zh), 检查 (zh) (jiǎnchá)
- Czech: prověřit
- Danish: kontrollere (da), tjekke (da)
- Dutch: controleren (nl), inspecteren (nl), checken (nl)
- Esperanto: kontroli, certigi (eo)
- Finnish: tarkistaa (fi); tsekata (fi) (colloquial)
- French: vérifier (fr), contrôler (fr)
- German: überprüfen (de), checken (de), prüfen (de), testen (de), kontrollieren (de), untersuchen (de), durchspielen (de), nachmessen (de), genau untersuchen, messen (de)
- Hebrew: בדק (he) (badák)
- Hungarian: ellenőriz (hu)
- Indonesian: periksa (id)
- Italian: controllare (it)
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- Japanese: 調べる (ja) (しらべる, shiraberu), 点検する (ja) (てんけんする, tenken-surú), 検査する (ja) (けんさする, kensa-surú), 精査する (ja) (せいさする, seisa-surú), チェックする (ja) (chekku-surú)
- Korean: 확인하다 (ko) (hwaginhada)
- Latgalian: puorsavērt, vērtīs, puorvīreit
- Latin: verifico
- Latvian: pārbaudīt
- Lithuanian: patikrinti (lt)
- Macedonian: проверува (proveruva), прегледува (pregleduva)
- Maori: hihira
- Nepali: जाँच्नु (jā̃cnu)
- Norwegian: kontrollere, sjekke (no)
- Polish: sprawdzić (pl)
- Portuguese: inspecionar (pt), examinar (pt), checar (pt) (Brazil)
- Romanian: verifica (ro), controla (ro)
- Russian: (imperfective) проверя́ть (ru) (proverjátʹ), (perfective) прове́рить (ru) (provéritʹ)
- Scottish Gaelic: feuch
- Spanish: inspeccionar (es), examinar (es), comprobar (es)
- Swedish: kontrollera (sv), kolla (sv)
- Ukrainian: перевіря́ти (uk) impf (perevirjáty), переві́рити (uk) pf (perevíryty)
- Vietnamese: kiểm tra (vi), khám (vi)
- Volapük: kontrolön (vo)
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to verify the accuracy of a text or translation
to mark with a checkmark
- Armenian: նշել (hy) (nšel)
- Bulgarian: маркирам (bg) (markiram), отбелязвам (bg) (otbeljazvam)
- Czech: zaškrtnout
- Dutch: aanvinken (nl), aankruisen (nl), afvinken (nl)
- Esperanto: (with a checkmark) strekmarki, (with a cross) krucmarki
- Finnish: merkitä (fi), rastia (fi), ruksata
- French: cocher (fr)
- German: abhaken (de), anhaken, ankreuzen (de), abchecken (de), (accept, sign off on) abzeichnen (de), markieren (de), abstreichen, ankreuzeln (de)
- Hebrew: סימן (he) (simén), עשה וי (asá ví) (literally, to make a 'v')
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to control, limit, or halt
- Armenian: զսպել (hy) (zspel)
- Bulgarian: контролирам (bg) (kontroliram)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 抑制 (zh) (yìzhì), 克制 (zh) (kèzhì)
- Czech: kontrolovat (cs), ovládat (cs)
- Finnish: hillitä (fi)
- French: contrôler (fr), faire attention (fr)
- German: kontrollieren (de), begrenzen (de), einschränken (de), stoppen (de), eindämmen (de), aufhalten (de), hemmen (de)
- Greek: ανακόπτω (el) (anakópto)
- Indonesian: kendali (id), kontrol (id)
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to leave with shipping agent for shipping
street basketball: to pass or bounce the ball to an opponent to start play
sports: to disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck
poker: to remain in the hand without betting
chess: to make a move which puts an adversary's king in check
nautica: to slack or ease off
to crack or gape open, as wood in drying
to make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack
to act as a curb or restraint
falconry: to turn and fly after other birds than intended game
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Etymology 3Edit
By shortening from chequer, from Old French eschequier (“chessboard”), from Medieval Latin scaccarium, ultimately from the same Persian root as above.
check (plural checks)
- (textiles, usually pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
The tablecloth had red and white checks.
- 1819, Charles Mowry, in the Downington Pennsylvania American Republican, quoted in Herbery Wisbey, Pioneer Prophetess: Jemima Wilkinson, the Publick Universal Friend:
- One of her female followers, had made a very elegant piece of check. The Friend, being at her house, on a visit, the lady shewed the check to her, and as evidence of devotion to her leader, proposed presenting her with a pattern off the piece for her own use.
- Any fabric woven with such a pattern.
TranslationsEdit
check (third-person singular simple present checks, present participle checking, simple past and past participle checked)
- (transitive) To mark with a check pattern.
AdjectiveEdit
check (not comparable)
- (heraldry) Divided into small squares by transverse, perpendicular, and horizontal lines.
- Synonym: chequy
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