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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
something new of course if you have any
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