Transcription
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- [duhb-uh l chek]
- /ˈdʌb əl tʃɛk/
- /ˈdʌbl tʃek/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [duhb-uh l chek]
- /ˈdʌb əl tʃɛk/
Definitions of double-check word
- noun double-check a simultaneous check by two pieces in which the moving of one piece to give check also results in discovering a check by another piece. 1
- transitive verb double-check cross-check, inspect again 1
- verb double-check If you double-check something, you examine or test it a second time to make sure that it is completely correct or safe. 0
- verb double-check to check twice or again; verify 0
- noun double-check a second examination or verification 0
- noun double-check a simultaneous check from two pieces brought about by moving one piece to give check and thereby revealing a second check from another piece 0
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Origin of double-check
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1950-55
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Double-check
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
double-check popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for double-check
verb double-check
- find out — to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
- confirm — If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
- verify — to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
- determine — If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
- divine — of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
Antonyms for double-check
verb double-check
- disprove — to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
- invalidate — to render invalid; discredit.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
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