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to check (verb) (Collocation (adverb (to check impartially/fairly),…
to check (verb)
Collocation
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prepositions
by- your work will be checked by professor
out-you have to check out this place before going there
over- i can check over there if you want
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Czech translation : zkontrolovat,ověřit
Definition
1)examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something 2)stop or slow the progress of (something, typically something undesirable)
Word origin
Middle English (originally as used in the game of chess): the noun and exclamation from Old French eschec, from medieval Latin scaccus, via Arabic from Persian šāh ‘king’; the verb from Old French eschequier ‘play chess, put in check’. The sense ‘stop or control’ arose from the use in chess, and led (in the late 17th century) to ‘examine the accuracy of’.
Synonyms:
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verify-to prove that something exists or is true, or to make certain that something is correct: examine- to look at or consider a person or thing carefully and in detail in order to discover something about them
inspect- to look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, especially about their quality or condition
Antonyms:
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aid-help or support (someone or something) in the achievement of something
provide-make adequate preparation for (a possible event).
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