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hi everybody welcome back to know your

verbs my name is Alicia and in this

episode we’re going to talk about the

verb check let’s get started

let’s start with the basic definition of

the verb check the basic definition of

the verb check is to make sure something

is correct by looking at it carefully

some examples can you check my homework

I checked your application now here are

the conjugations for this verb present

check checks past checked past

participle checked progressive checking

okay now let’s talk about some

additional meanings for this verb the

first additional meaning is to get

information to confirm something

examples can you check what time the

movie starts

I checked with HR and they said it’s

okay to change the schedule so here we

see examples where the verb check is

used to mean getting information to

confirm something so we need information

to see if something is correct or not or

something is okay or not in the first

example sentence can you check what time

the movie starts it means can you go

find some information to determine or to

find the time that the movie begins at

the time the movie starts so go get

information and determine the correct

time in the second example sentence I

checked with HR and they said it’s okay

it means in past tense I went to HR or I

contacted HR HR means Human Resources by

the way human resources department I

went to HR or a contacted HR and I

confirmed it is okay to change the

schedule

so it means contacting or getting

information to make sure something is ok

or something is correct to check ok

let’s go on to the second additional

meaning the second additional meaning is

to give someone items to keep for a

specific period this is usually at like

a hotel or an airport examples we

checked our luggage before boarding you

can check your bags at the hotel

reception desk so here to check means to

give your luggage usually luggage or

maybe it’s like your coat or something

to check your coach there’s something

called a coat check it like nice

restaurants or in certain hotels so to

check your coat or to check your bags to

check your suitcase means to give that

item to staff at that location to keep

for a short period of time like the time

of your flight the time that you’re

eating a meal there the time that you

are going to be out shopping away from

the hotel for example so you check an

item for a short period of time and you

receive the item later when you come

back or when your flight has finished

for example to check the third meaning

is to mark as complete or okay

if you imagine that you’re filling out

an application form or there’s a

checklist that you need to complete you

can imagine making the cheque motion we

use the verb to check for that motion

which means to mark something as okay or

complete or finished or good or whatever

something kind of like a confirmation

examples check the boxes on the form he

checked the correct answer on the test

so in the first example sentence check

the boxes on the form

it doesn’t mean look carefully at the

boxes it means physically mark the boxes

with the check mark or something else

similar to show you confirm that item

the second example he checked the

correct answer on the test refers to

this motion again confirming or marking

the correct answer on a test so using

your pencil or your pen to mark the

correct answer it doesn’t have to be a

check symbol it can be but we use check

the verb to check to refer to this

action let’s go on to the fourth

additional meaning here which is to stop

some kind of behavior or to stop

something continuing or to restrain

something examples we should try to

check our spending

you should check his behavior before it

gets worse so here to check means like

to restrain something or to stop

something from happening to stop a

behavior like from spreading or getting

worse as in the examples so to check

your spending for example that refers to

restraining yourself like trying not to

spend so much money for example in the

second example checking someone’s

behavior it means restraining or holding

someone’s behavior back or stopping bad

behavior from continuing so to check has

that feeling of restraint or stopping

someone’s progress or stopping the

progress of something usually negative

let’s continue on to some variations in

use of this verb the first variation is

check out check out actually there are

two different meanings for check out

let’s start with the first one to check

out is used to mean to finish a

transaction we use it at like

supermarkets or in hotels for example

usually when you pay the bill or you pay

the total amount due for the items you

are buying examples I need to check out

of the hotel by 11:00 I’m checking out

at the supermarket right now so this

means you are completing your

transaction so checking out of a hotel

means like you return your room key you

repay like minibar expenses if you

bought a movie I don’t know whatever you

complete everything you need to finish

all the procedures are completed at the

end point of your stay that’s called

checking out in the second example

sentence checking out at the supermarket

that means paying your bill at the

supermarket you go shopping you take

everything to the checkout or the

register and you pay for all your items

that’s called checking out however there

is a second meaning for check out to

check out can mean to carefully look at

someone you find physically attractive

examples I think that girl just checked

you out he checked her out from across

the room so to check someone out means

to look at them because you find them

physically attractive like you’re

looking carefully it like their face

their skin their clothes their hair like

there’s something that you find

physically attractive about them so you

look kind of carefully there’s kind of a

special I suppose look about someone

when they’re checking out another person

I guess like they’re sort of like a

higher level of interest than usual when

you check someone out like it’s and it’s

usually kind of like secretive a little

bit like if you check someone out and

you’re like really obvious about it it’s

kind of weird

most people will check someone out kind

of quietly so kind of keep it to

theirselves at least I hope to I don’t

don’t don’t be weird about this if you

find someone physically attractive check

them out quietly and respectfully this

is not like

typical I don’t know don’t make the

other person uncomfortable the next

variation there are actually two ways to

say this next variation they are check

up on and check in with check up on

check in with this means to see what the

status of a person or a process is

examples when was the last time you

checked up on your brother check in with

me later please so both of these

sentences refer to seeing the status of

another person or like a project for

example in the first one it’s a person

like when was the last time you checked

up on your brother means when was the

last time you contacted your brother or

saw your brother or checked his status

or saw his condition for example but we

use checked up on in the second example

sentence check in with me later it means

please give me some status information

later please tell me what the status is

later so you can use check up on or

check up with if you want so

they both mean that thing it’s a status

issue those are a few new ways to use

the verb check I hope that you found

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verb check so let’s check it out that

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