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In some senses, checking is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
checking
/ˈt͡ʃɛkɪŋ/
noun 4
Collocations
5ADJ.
big, light, open, poor, rear, wrong
I always do a rear checking before backing out of the driveway.
VERB + CHECKING
check, code, deal, finish, getting, opened, police, power
I finished checking the code before submitting it to my team.
CHECKING + NOUN
bags, cars, circuit, clock, email, fingerprints, qualities, ticket
I spent twenty minutes checking my email before starting work this morning.
PREP.
about, down, from, in, in, on, one-by-one, out
I was checking on my elderly neighbor to make sure she was feeling better.
ADV.
only
I was only checking my phone to see if you had messaged me back.
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