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checks through

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

Meaning of check through

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To permit someone to continue onward, e.g. through a security checkpoint, after verifying their identity, tickets, etc.
  2. (idiomatic) To inspect something, often to try to find errors, problems, etc.
  3. (intransitive, slang) To have every player check, said of a street.

Questions about checks through

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

Words near checks through in the dictionary

  1. checks one's eyelids for leaks
  2. checks out
  3. checks over
  4. checks play
  5. checks the math
  6. checks through
  7. checks up
  8. checks up on
  9. checks upstairs
  10. Checksfield
  11. checksheet

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