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check over

check over verb: to read or inspect, looking for errors or problems.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To read or inspect, looking for errors or problems.
    • Can you check this over before I turn it in?
    • The nurse checked him over to be sure he didn't have any serious injuries.

Noun

check over (plural checks over)

  1. A reading or inspection, looking for errors or problems.

Forms of check over

Verb
third-person singular presentchecks over
present participlechecking over
past participlechecked over
pastchecked over
Noun
pluralchecks over

Questions about check over

What does check over mean?
Check over means to read or inspect, looking for errors or problems.
What part of speech is check over?
Check over can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of check over?
The past tense of check over is checked over.

Words near check over in the dictionary

  1. check nuts
  2. check off
  3. check on
  4. check one's eyelids for leaks
  5. check out
  6. check over
  7. check plus
  8. check pluses
  9. check rail
  10. check rails
  11. Check Republic

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