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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
passed
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 i contacted hr and i
confirmed it is okay to change the
schedule so it means contacting or
getting information to make sure
something is okay or something is
correct to check okay 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 coat 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 so 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
check 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 a 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
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 checkout let's start with
the first one to checkout is used to
mean to finish a transaction we use it
at like supermarkets or at 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.
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 mini bar
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
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 there's 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 themselves at least i hope so
i don't know don't don't be weird about
this if you find someone physically
attractive check them out quietly and
respectfully this is not like a 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 checkup 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 used
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 checkup 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
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