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checking into

checking into is the present participle and gerund of check into.

Meaning of check into

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To formally announce one's arrival at a location or event (usually a hotel) to a proprietor or employee of that location or event in order to secure admission, accommodations, or other services.
    • We left Tan Son Nhut and checked into the Globe. Unfortunately, the hotel was all but full for the first time, and since rooms were short, our crew checked into just two suites rather than three rooms.2008, Billy Barry, A Trash Hauler in Vietnam: Memoir of Four Tactical Airlift Tours, 1965-1968
  2. (transitive) To seek to verify (a claim or some data).
    • Can you check into his story? See if you can disprove it.
  3. (transitive) To announce on social media that one has come to a location.
    • She was downtown earlier. I saw that she checked into the Starbucks on Main Street.

Questions about checking into

What is checking into the present participle and gerund of?
Checking into is the present participle and gerund of check into.

Words near checking into in the dictionary

  1. checking accounts
  2. checking and balancing
  3. checking at the door
  4. checking in
  5. checking in with oneself
  6. checking into
  7. checking off
  8. checking on
  9. checking one's eyelids for leaks
  10. checking out
  11. checking over

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