- check
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 close look to make sure sth is safe/correctADJECTIVE▪ complete, extensive, full (esp. BrE), thorough▪ careful, close, rigorous, tight (all esp. BrE)▪ cursory, quick▪ periodic, regular, routine▪ annual, daily, etc.▪ final, last▪ constant (esp. BrE)▪ random, spot▪
In a series of spot checks, police searched buses crossing the border.
▪ independent▪ visual▪I did a quick visual check of the engine.
▪ dental (BrE), fitness (BrE), health, medical▪ criminal, police, safety, security▪ background, credit, reference▪ ID (BrE), identification (AmE), identity (BrE)▪ baggage, customs (esp. BrE), immigration (esp. BrE), passport (esp. BrE)▪ stock (BrE)▪ consistency, quality▪ spell (usually spellcheck), spelling (BrE)▪I do a spellcheck on all my emails.
▪ sound (usually soundcheck)▪The band wants to do a soundcheck before the concert.
VERB + CHECK▪ carry out (BrE), complete, conduct, do, give sth, have, make, run▪I'll just have a quick check to see if the letter's arrived.
▪A thorough check is made before the bags are put on the plane.
▪We're running a police check on all applicants.
▪ keep, maintain▪Police are keeping a close check on the house.
▪ go for (esp. BrE), undergo▪I have to go for a dental check.
PREPOSITION▪ check on▪a routine check on the factory
2 control; restraintADJECTIVE▪ natural▪Leaving some fields fallow provided a natural check on insect populations.
VERB + CHECK▪ act as, provide▪ hold sth in, keep sth in▪You need to keep your temper in check!
PREPOSITION▪ check on▪The law acts as a check on people's actions.
3 (AmE) method of payment ⇨ See ↑cheque4 (AmE) bill for food ⇨ See also ↑billADJECTIVE▪ dinnerVERB + CHECK▪ have▪Can I have the check please?
▪ pay, pick up, split▪Uncle Louie picked up the dinner check.
PREPOSITION▪ check for▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The waiter handed me the check for my meal.
verb1 examine/make sureADVERB▪ always, daily, periodically, regularly▪Always check that the electricity is switched off before you start.
▪Check the oil level regularly.
▪ carefully, thoroughly▪ easily, simplyVERB + CHECK▪ had better, must, need to, should▪We had better check that all the doors are locked.
PREPOSITION▪ against▪I'll need to check these figures against last year's.
▪ for▪Check the roof for loose slates.
▪ with▪I checked with her to see if she needed any help.
PHRASES▪ be worth checking▪It's worth checking that there is no rust on the car.
▪ check to see if, check to see whether▪He was just checking to see if I was in my room.
2 (AmE) put a mark (✓) next to sth ⇨ See also ↑tickADVERB▪ simply▪To take advantage of this extra bonus offer, simply check the box on your order form.
▪ mentally▪She began mentally checking off the things on her to-do list.
▪ off▪The cartons were all checked off as they were unloaded.
Check is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑electrician, ↑inspectorCheck is used with these nouns as the object: ↑account, ↑accuracy, ↑appearance, ↑archive, ↑authenticity, ↑availability, ↑bag, ↑baggage, ↑balance, ↑barometer, ↑bearing, ↑blood pressure, ↑book, ↑box, ↑calendar, ↑change, ↑clip, ↑clock, ↑compass, ↑comprehension, ↑credentials, ↑date, ↑detail, ↑diaper, ↑dictionary, ↑dimension, ↑directory, ↑effectiveness, ↑email, ↑fact, ↑file, ↑forecast, ↑gauge, ↑identification, ↑impulse, ↑information, ↑input, ↑instrument, ↑label, ↑level, ↑link, ↑lock, ↑log, ↑luggage, ↑mail, ↑make-up, ↑manual, ↑map, ↑message, ↑meter, ↑microphone, ↑mirror, ↑oil, ↑passport, ↑pocket, ↑post, ↑profile, ↑progress, ↑pulse, ↑record, ↑reference, ↑schedule, ↑signature, ↑site, ↑spelling, ↑status, ↑takings, ↑time, ↑tyre, ↑validity, ↑visa, ↑watch, ↑weather, ↑website, ↑wiring, ↑work
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
