check on someone/thing — or[check up on someone/thing] {v}. To try to find out the truth or rightness of; make sure of; examine; inspect; investigate. * /We checked on Dan s age by getting his birth record./ * /Mrs. Brown said she heard someone downstairs and Mr. Brown… … Dictionary of American idioms
check on someone/thing — or[check up on someone/thing] {v}. To try to find out the truth or rightness of; make sure of; examine; inspect; investigate. * /We checked on Dan s age by getting his birth record./ * /Mrs. Brown said she heard someone downstairs and Mr. Brown… … Dictionary of American idioms
check someone/thing out — establish the truth or inform oneself about someone or something. → check … English new terms dictionary
pull someone/thing in — 1》 succeed in securing or obtaining something. ↘informal earn a sum of money. 2》 informal arrest someone. 3》 use reins to check a horse. → pull … English new terms 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 — check1 verb 1》 examine the accuracy, quality, or condition of. ↘verify or establish to one s satisfaction. ↘informal, chiefly N. Amer. take notice of. 2》 stop or slow the progress of. ↘Ice Hockey hamper or neutralize (an opponent)… … English new terms dictionary
thing — [ θıŋ ] noun count *** ▸ 1 object/item ▸ 2 action/activity ▸ 3 situation/event ▸ 4 fact/condition ▸ 5 aspect of life ▸ 6 idea/information ▸ 7 something not specific ▸ 8 someone/something young you like ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) an object or ITEM. This… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
check — check1 [ tʃek ] verb *** ▸ 1 examine someone/something ▸ 2 look/ask again ▸ 3 stop action/event ▸ 4 mark to show agreement ▸ 5 give someone bags/suitcases ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) check or check over transitive to examine something in order to find out… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern 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
