double check

See also: doublecheck and double-check

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Alternative forms

• double-check, doublecheck

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Verb

double check (third-person singular simple present double checks, present participle double checking, simple past and past participle double checked)

1. (transitive) To check a second time; to check twice with extra caution or attention; to verify or make sure.

   Hypernyms: recheck < check

   Coordinate terms: triple check; crosscheck

   I'm pretty sure that he's not coming, but I can double check the guest list.

Translations

to check again — see also verify

Chinese: Mandarin: 復查 / 复查 (fùchá), 複查 / 复查 (zh) (fùchá) Finnish: varmistaa (fi) German: gegenchecken Portuguese: rechecar, checar de novo, verificar novamente, verificar outra vez Spanish: verificar (es) Swedish: dubbelkolla (sv)

Noun

double check (countable and uncountable, plural double checks)

1. A second check or verification, usually with additional caution or attention.

   Hypernyms: recheck < check

   Coordinate terms: triple check; crosscheck

   Why don't you make another double check of the house to see if there are still rats around?

2. (chess, countable, uncountable) A check delivered by two pieces simultaneously.

Translations

extra check

Chinese: Mandarin: 復查 / 复查 (fùchá), 複查 / 复查 (zh) (fùchá), 再次確認 / 再次确认 (zàicì quèrén) Finnish: tuplavarmistus Portuguese: rechecagem f

chess situation

Chinese: Mandarin: 雙將 / 双将 (shuāngjiāng) Finnish: kaksoisshakki (fi) German: Doppelschach n Irish: sáinn dhúbailte f Romanian: șah dublu n