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double-check

double-check is the alternative form of double check.

Meaning of double check

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To check a second time; to check twice with extra caution or attention; to verify or make sure.
    • I'm pretty sure that he's not coming, but I can double check the guest list.

See all 3 meanings of double check

Forms of double-check

third-person singular presentdouble-checks
present participledouble-checking
past participledouble-checked
pastdouble-checked

Questions about double-check

What is double-check the alternative form of?
Double-check is the alternative form of double check.

Words near double-check in the dictionary

  1. double-booking
  2. double-books
  3. double-break
  4. double-breaks
  5. double-breasted
  6. double-check
  7. double-checked
  8. double-checking
  9. double-checks
  10. double-click
  11. double-clicked

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Adapted from Wiktionary: double-check (page history and authors); double check (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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