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- US Pronunciation
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- [chek uhp]
- /tʃɛk ʌp/
- /tʃek ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [chek uhp]
- /tʃɛk ʌp/
Definitions of check up words
- phrasal verb check up If you check up on something, you find out information about it. 3
- phrasal verb check up If you check up on someone, you obtain information about them, usually secretly. 3
- countable noun check up A check-up is a medical examination by your doctor or dentist to make sure that there is nothing wrong with your health. 3
- verb with object check up 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 up to restrain; hold in restraint or control: They built a high wall to check the tides. 1
- verb with object check up to cause a reduction, as in rate or intensity; diminish: The new measures checked the rapidity with which the epidemic was spreading. 1
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Origin of check up
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
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Parts of speech for Check up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
check up 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 up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for check up
verb check up
- study — a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
- inspect — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
- scrutinize — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- canvass — If you canvass for a particular person or political party, you go around an area trying to persuade people to vote for that person or party.
- view — an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.
Antonyms for check up
verb check up
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- disprove — to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
- invalidate — to render invalid; discredit.
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