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reality-check

reality-check verb: to check or review to make sure something is consistent, reasonable, etc.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To check or review to make sure something is consistent, reasonable, etc.
  2. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To offer or provide a wake-up call or reminder to someone.

Forms of reality-check

third-person singular presentreality-checks
present participlereality-checking
past participlereality-checked
pastreality-checked

Questions about reality-check

What does reality-check mean?
Reality-check means to check or review to make sure something is consistent, reasonable, etc.
What part of speech is reality-check?
Reality-check is a verb.
What is the past tense of reality-check?
The past tense of reality-check is reality-checked.

Words near reality-check in the dictionary

  1. reality TV
  2. reality warper
  3. reality warpers
  4. reality warping
  5. reality-based
  6. reality-check
  7. realizabilities
  8. realizability
  9. realizable
  10. realizableness
  11. realizably

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