OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 6794

check

/t͡ʃɛk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chequeo • cotejo • examen • inspección • verificación
An inspection or examination.
I don't know if she will be there, but it's worth a check.
chequeo
A control; a limit or stop.
The castle moat should hold the enemy in check.
checks and balances
jaque
A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
gancho • marca de cotejo
A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.
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.
cuenta
A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
I summoned the waiter, paid the check, and hurried to leave.
Word forms
📚 noun • entry_id 6796

check

/t͡ʃɛk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
patrón cuadriculado
Any fabric woven with such a pattern.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 6795

check

/t͡ʃɛk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
checar • chequear • comprobar • examinar • inspeccionar • verificar
To inspect; to examine.
Check the oil in your car once a month.
Check whether this page has a watermark.
contener • controlar • limitar
To control, limit, or halt.
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
comparar • comprobar • verificar
To verify or compare with a source of information.
Check your data against known values.
depositar • despachar • facturar
To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
Check your bags at the ticket counter before the flight.