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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [chek on, awn]
- /tʃɛk ɒn, ɔn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [chek on, awn]
- /tʃɛk ɒn, ɔn/
Definitions of check on words
- verb with object check on to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff. 1
- verb with object check on to restrain; hold in restraint or control: They built a high wall to check the tides. 1
- verb with object check on to cause a reduction, as in rate or intensity; diminish: The new measures checked the rapidity with which the epidemic was spreading. 1
- verb with object check on to investigate or verify as to correctness: She checked the copy against the original. 1
- verb with object check on to make an inquiry into, search through, etc.: We checked the files, but the letter was missing. 1
- verb with object check on to inspect or test the performance, condition, safety, etc., of (something): Check a used car thoroughly before buying it. 1
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Origin of check on
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English chek, chekke (at chess) < Old French eschec (by aphesis), variant of eschac < Arabic shāh check (at chess) < Persian: literally, king (an exclamation: i.e., look out, your king is threatened); see shah
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Check on
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
check on popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
check on usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for check on
verb check on
- authenticate — If you authenticate something, you state officially that it is genuine after examining it.
- confirm — If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
- substantiate — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
- verify — to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
- validate — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
Antonyms for check on
verb check on
- disprove — to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
- invalidate — to render invalid; discredit.
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
See also
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