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checks off

checks off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of check off.

Meaning of check off

Verb

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

  1. (Philippines, US, often) To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
    • Check off the items on the list that interest you.
  2. To carry out a decision recorded through the process of checking off an item on a list, including dealing with it, removing it from the possible choices, or removing the not checked items from further consideration.
  3. To deduct union members' dues from their wages.
  4. (intransitive, slang, prison) To request protection by prison authorities.
    • He's not in gen-pop anymore because he checked off.

Questions about checks off

What is checks off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Checks off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of check off.

Words near checks off in the dictionary

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

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