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triple check

triple check noun: a third check, a verification made a third time, usually with additional caution or attention.

Noun

triple check (plural triple checks)

  1. A third check, a verification made a third time, usually with additional caution or attention.
    • Did you make a double check and a triple check of the entire minefield before proceeding?

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To check a third time; to check thrice, with extra caution or attention; to reverify or make sure yet again.
    • Did you double check and triple check of the entire minefield before proceeding?

Forms of triple check

Noun
pluraltriple checks
Verb
third-person singular presenttriple checks
present participletriple checking
past participletriple checked
pasttriple checked

Questions about triple check

What does triple check mean?
Triple check means a third check, a verification made a third time, usually with additional caution or attention.
What part of speech is triple check?
Triple check can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of triple check?
The plural of triple check is triple checks.

Words near triple check in the dictionary

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  2. triple burner
  3. triple burners
  4. triple centuries
  5. triple century
  6. triple check
  7. triple checked
  8. triple checking
  9. triple checks
  10. triple combination
  11. triple combination engine

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