check

«check» in Mova's school dictionary: to look at something to see if it is right, safe or ready — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (check, checks, checked, checking); noun (a check, checks; British «cheque» for money, «tick» for the mark)

meaning for a pupil

1) To check is to look at something to see if it is right, safe or ready. tree →

2) A check is a look to make sure. tree →

3) A check is a paper you sign that pays money from a bank (British «cheque»). tree →

4) In the USA, the check is the bill in a restaurant. tree →

5) A check is a mark like ✓ that shows something is right or done. tree →

6) Checks are a pattern of squares, like on a chessboard. tree →

sense in the lessons

maths: checking an answer (check a subtraction by adding); or a bank check worth an amount; the bill in a restaurant; school: check your work, check your spelling, check the box; science: check the result by doing the test again; everyday life and safety: check both ways before you cross, a health check at the doctor; phrases: «check out» (borrow books or pay at a shop), «check in» (arrive at a hotel or airport), «check on» (look after)

examples

• Check your answer by adding. tree →
• She wrote a check for 45 dollars. tree →
• The check for dinner was 60 dollars. tree →
• He checks 12 books out of the library. tree →
• Always check left and right before crossing the road. tree →
• Put a check next to each word you can spell. tree →
• The nurse checked my height and weight. tree →
• We checked in at the hotel at 3 o'clock. tree →
• His shirt has red and white checks. tree →
• ‘Here it is,’ said the Witch, ‘and here is my blue-check apron.’ tree →

note

No operation by itself. Trap: «checks out books» means borrows them. A check of 45 dollars is an amount of money, not a count. To check subtraction, add the answer to the smaller number. British spelling «cheque» is only the bank paper.

In the corpora

• A bank statement lists everything that went in and out of an account, and grown-ups check it for mistakes and fraud.
• Midwives and doctors check on mum and baby all the way through.
• Jabs and check-ups keep people well before they get ill.
• An annual check-up is a routine visit to catch problems early, even when you feel fine.
• Dentists check teeth every six months to a year to catch small problems, like holes, before they hurt.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «check» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.