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check out

2 syllables
verb
Quick answer

As a verb, check out means examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition.

Meanings of check out

7 meanings

verb

  1. Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

    “check the brakes”

    “Check out the engine”

    Similar: check, check up on, look into, suss out, check over, go over

  2. Announce one's departure from a hotel

  3. Be verified or confirmed; pass inspection

    “These stories don't check!”

    Similar: check

  4. Trace

    “We are running down a few tips”

    Similar: run down

  5. Record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased

    “She was checking out the apples that the customer had put on the conveyer belt”

  6. Withdraw money by writing a check

    Similar: cheque

  7. Try to learn someone's opinions and intentions

    “I have to sound out the new professor”

    Similar: sound out, feel out

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for check out →
verb: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
checkcheck up onlook intosuss outcheck overgo overcheck into
verb: be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
check
verb: trace
run down
verb: withdraw money by writing a check
cheque
verb: try to learn someone's opinions and intentions
sound outfeel out
Oppositescheck in

Nearby words

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