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- [chek out]
- /tʃɛk aʊt/
- /tʃek ˈaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [chek out]
- /tʃɛk aʊt/
Definitions of check out words
- phrasal verb check out When you check out of a hotel or clinic where you have been staying, or if someone checks you out, you pay the bill and leave. 3
- phrasal verb check out If you check out something or someone, you find out information about them to make sure that everything is correct or satisfactory. 3
- phrasal verb check out If something checks out, it is correct or satisfactory. 3
- verb check out to pay the bill and depart, esp from a hotel 3
- verb check out to depart from a place; record one's departure from work 3
- verb check out to investigate or prove to be in order after investigation 3
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Origin of check out
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase check out
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Check out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
check out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% 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 out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for check out
verb check out
- depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- settle up — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- hospital — an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.
- investigate — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
Antonyms for check out
verb check out
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
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