checked — ozdic

Definitions

adj

1

Marked with a check mark.

2

Having a pattern of checks; checkered.

a checked tie

At that moment a long, scraggy individual in a checked suit poked his head into the bar, looked around portentously, whistled mysteriously to my informant, and jerked his thumb and head in the direction of the door.

3

Of syllables, having a coda.

4

Of consonants, glottalized.

5

Verified or validated in some way.

a computer program using checked arithmetic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

individual, last, red, white

I always wear my red checked shirt when I'm working in the garden.

VERB + CHECKED

advance, explode, get, police, star, test, watch

The police checked the abandoned car before letting traffic through.

CHECKED + NOUN

briefcase, delivery, engine, himself, hotel, overalls, week

The mechanic checked the engine before we drove the car home.

PREP.

in, in, into, on, out, up

I checked in at the hotel and went straight to my room.

ADV.

again, carefully, hardly

I carefully checked the door lock before leaving for vacation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — patterned with alternating squares of color

checkered
chequered

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

need one's eyes checked

To be seeing things (having visual hallucinations).

You saw Santa Claus on the roof? I think you need your eyes checked.

Example Bank

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01

a checked tie

Wiktionary

02

At that moment a long, scraggy individual in a checked suit poked his head into the bar, looked around portentously, whistled mysteriously to my informant, and jerked his thumb and head in the directi

Wiktionary

03

Later that day, all X's friends put on their red and white checked overalls and went over to see X.

Wiktionary

04

The professor made sure the test was checked carefully.

Tatoeba · #19011

05

Our advance was checked.

Tatoeba · #23366

06

In order to elude the eager public, the movie star checked into the hotel under a false name.

Tatoeba · #27347

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, checked is marked as US. Watch for register when choosing this word.