How do you use the word "check" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "check" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "check": I just wanted to check my email. Check that your username and password are written correctly.

Check Meaning

/t͡ʃɛk/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounAn inspection or examination.

nounA control; a limit or stop.

Sentence Examples

I just wanted to check my email.

Check that your username and password are written correctly.

Could you give the tyres a check?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

see tab control

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

Before mailing the letter, you should ____ the address for any errors.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Please ____ your work carefully before you hand it to the teacher.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tek- Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati Proto-Iranian *xšáyati Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ) Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ) Classical Persian شاه (šāh)bor. Arabic شَاه (šāh)bor. Medieval Latin scaccusder. Old French eschecbor. Middle English chek English check From Middle English chek, chekke, borrowed from Old French eschec, eschek, eschac, from Medieval Latin scaccus, borrowed from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king or check at chess, shah”), borrowed from Classical Persian شَاه (šāh, “king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to gain power over, gain control over”). Compare Saterland Frisian Schak, Schach, Dutch schaak, German Schach, Danish skak, Swedish schack, Icelandic skák, French échec, Italian scacco. Doublet of chess and shah (“king of Persia or Iran”), from the same source, as well as thig, which derives from the Germanic cognate. All of the English senses developed from the chess sense.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"a remarkable check to the first progress of Christianity" — 2026 July 7 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 33. Tuesday, June 26. [1716.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], published 1721, →OCLC:

"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." — 1980, Stephen King, The Mist, Viking Press:

"Liverpool had been reduced to 10 men in the 88th minute, Ibrahima Konaté collecting a second yellow card for a check on Kai Havertz." — 2024 February 4, David Hytner, “Arsenal ignite title hopes as Gabriel Martinelli punishes Liverpool error”, in The Guardian:

"[…]the statute prohibits a machine which dispenses checks or tokens for replay[…]" — 1963, American law reports annotated: second series, volume 89:

"She was about to retort but something checked the words on her tongue." — 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 13]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:

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