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checkmark

checkmark is the alternative form of check mark.

Meaning of check mark

Noun

check mark (plural check marks)

  1. (Canada, Philippines, US) A mark (✓) made to indicate confirmation of verification, completeness, correctness, choice, agreement, or acknowledgement.
    • Put a check mark in the box corresponding to the correct answer.
    Synonyms:
    tick, tickmark
  2. In long jump, javelin and similar events, little mark alongside the runway which helps the athlete to set their steps just right for their performance.

Verb

checkmark (third-person singular simple present checkmarks, present participle checkmarking, simple past and past participle checkmarked)

  1. (transitive) To mark with a ✓ symbol; to tick.

Forms of checkmark

Noun
pluralcheckmarks
Verb
third-person singular presentcheckmarks
present participlecheckmarking
past participlecheckmarked
pastcheckmarked

Origin of checkmark

From check + mark.

Phrases with checkmark

Questions about checkmark

What does checkmark mean?
Checkmark means to mark with a ✓ symbol; to tick.
What is checkmark the alternative form of?
Checkmark is the alternative form of check mark.
What part of speech is checkmark?
Checkmark is a verb.
What is the past tense of checkmark?
The past tense of checkmark is checkmarked.

Words near checkmark in the dictionary

  1. checklister
  2. checklisters
  3. checklisting
  4. checklists
  5. checkman
  6. checkmark
  7. checkmarked
  8. checkmarking
  9. checkmarks
  10. checkmate
  11. checkmated

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: checkmark (page history and authors); check mark (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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