check

Etymology 1
From, , borrowed from , , , from , borrowed from , borrowed from , from , from , from , ultimately from. All of the English senses developed from the chess sense. Compare 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. See and, from the same source.

Noun

 * 1) An inspection or examination.
 * 2) A control; a limit or stop.
 * 3)   A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
 * 4)  A mark (especially a checkmark: ) used as an indicator.
 * 5)  An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
 * 6)  A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
 * 7)  A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
 * 8) A token used instead of cash in gaming machines, or in gambling generally.
 * 9) A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
 * 10) A mark, certificate, or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
 * 11)  The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. 1
 * 12) A small chink or crack.
 * 1)  A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
 * 2)  A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
 * 3) A token used instead of cash in gaming machines, or in gambling generally.
 * 4) A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
 * 5) A mark, certificate, or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
 * 6)  The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. 1
 * 7) A small chink or crack.
 * 1) A token used instead of cash in gaming machines, or in gambling generally.
 * 2) A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
 * 3) A mark, certificate, or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
 * 4)  The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. 1
 * 5) A small chink or crack.
 * 1)  The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. 1
 * 2) A small chink or crack.
 * 1) A small chink or crack.

Translations

 * Arabic: تَفَقُّد
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: праве́рка
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: kontrolo
 * Faroese: kanning
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:, ,
 * Georgian: შემოწმება
 * German:, , , , , , , Nachprüfung,
 * Hebrew: בְּדִיקָה
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:, , , ,
 * Macedonian: проверка, контро́ла, преглед
 * Maori: hihiratanga
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:, , ,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: ,


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish: ;, ,
 * French: ,
 * German:, , , , , , , , , , ,
 * Hungarian:, , , ,
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Macedonian: проверка, надзор, контро́ла
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: casg
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish: (slang)
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:


 * Arabic: كِشّ مَلِك
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: шах
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:
 * Faroese: skák
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician: xaque
 * Georgian: ქიში
 * German:, Schachstellung
 * Greek: ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindu:, किश्त
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Indonesian: skak
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Macedonian: шах
 * Malay: syah
 * Middle English: chek
 * Mongolian: ,
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, xaque
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Slovak: šach
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: шах
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh: siach
 * Yiddish: שאַך


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech:, odškrtnutí
 * Dutch: (v-shaped),  (x-shaped)
 * Finnish: tarkistusmerkki,
 * French:
 * German:, , , ,
 * Hebrew:, סימון, סִמּוּן
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Italian:
 * Lombard:, sponta
 * Macedonian: штикла
 * Polish:, parafka
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: bifă
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: strìochag
 * Spanish: marca de cotejo,
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: га́лочка


 * Arabic: فَاتُورَة,
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: раху́нак
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: kalkulo
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: ჩეკი
 * German:, ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Ladino: adisyón
 * Lao: ໃບບິນ
 * Latin:, calculus
 * Lombard: cumpt
 * Macedonian: сметка
 * Mongolian:
 * Occitan:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: notă de plată, ,
 * Russian:
 * Slovak: účet
 * Slovene: račun
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: раху́нок


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish: ,
 * German:, ,
 * Hungarian:


 * Finnish: vuosilusto


 * Finnish:, ,
 * German: Garderobenmarke
 * Hungarian:, , , ruhatári jegy


 * Middle English: chek


 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian: ,


 * Ido:

Etymology 2
From, partly from and partly from the noun (see above).

Verb

 * 1)   To inspect; to examine.
 * 2)  To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
 * 3)  To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
 * 4)   To control, limit, or halt.
 * 5) * c. 1775–1780,, letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol
 * so many clogs to check and retard the headlong course of violence and oppression
 * 1)  To scold or rebuke someone.
 * 2)  To verify or compare with a source of information.
 * 3)   To leave in safekeeping.
 * 4)  To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
 * 5)  To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.
 * 6)  To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.
 * 7)  To announce that one is remaining in a hand without betting.
 * 8)  To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.
 * 9)  To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
 * 10)  To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
 * 11) To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
 * 12)  To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
 * 13)  To make a stop; to pause.
 * 14)  To clash or interfere.
 * 15) To act as a curb or restraint.
 * 16)  To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
 * 1)  To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.
 * 2)  To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.
 * 3)  To announce that one is remaining in a hand without betting.
 * 4)  To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.
 * 5)  To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
 * 6)  To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
 * 7) To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
 * 8)  To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
 * 9)  To make a stop; to pause.
 * 10)  To clash or interfere.
 * 11) To act as a curb or restraint.
 * 12)  To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
 * 1)  To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
 * 2) To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
 * 3)  To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
 * 4)  To make a stop; to pause.
 * 5)  To clash or interfere.
 * 6) To act as a curb or restraint.
 * 7)  To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
 * 1)  To clash or interfere.
 * 2) To act as a curb or restraint.
 * 3)  To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
 * 1)  To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
 * 1)  To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.

Descendants

 * , checar (Mexico)
 * , checar (Mexico)
 * , checar (Mexico)
 * , checar (Mexico)
 * , checar (Mexico)
 * , checar (Mexico)
 * , checar (Mexico)
 * , checar (Mexico)
 * , checar (Mexico)
 * , checar (Mexico)
 * , checar (Mexico)

Translations

 * Arabic:, دَقَّقَ, , أَوْقَفَ,
 * Gulf Arabic: چيك, فِحَص
 * Hijazi Arabic: فحص, دقق, شيك
 * Armenian:
 * Bashkir: тикшереү
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: check
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: prověřit
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto: kontroli,
 * Finnish: ;
 * French: ,
 * German:, , , , , , , , genau untersuchen,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:, , , , , lecsekkol
 * Indonesian:
 * Ingrian: proveroittaa
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese:, , , ,
 * Korean:
 * Latgalian: puorsavērt, vērtīs, puorvīreit
 * Latin: verifico
 * Latvian: pārbaudīt
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian: проверува, прегледува
 * Maori: hihira
 * Nepali: जाँच्नु
 * Norwegian: kontrollere,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: feuch
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian: ,
 * Vietnamese: ,
 * Volapük:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:, kielentarkistaa
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Ingrian: tarkastaa, proveroittaa


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Czech: zaškrtnout
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto: strekmarki,  krucmarki
 * Finnish:, , ruksata
 * French:
 * German:, anhaken, , , (accept, sign off on) , , abstreichen,
 * Hebrew:, עשה וי
 * Hungarian:, (pipával) megjelöl, ,
 * Indonesian: centang
 * Norwegian: krysse av, avkrysse
 * Polish:, zaptaszkować , , odfajkować
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Swedish: ,


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:, , , , , ,
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:, , sakkban tart, , , , , , , , ,
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Irish: urghair, coisc
 * Latin: reprimō,
 * Macedonian: препречува, сопира, спречува
 * Maori: pāpuni
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tocharian B: tänk-, täṅk-


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:, ,
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ;
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German:, , , , , , , , , , , ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:, וידא
 * Hungarian:, , , , ,
 * Japanese: 確認する (かくにんする, kakunin suru)
 * Macedonian: проверува
 * Maori: whakatūturu
 * Norwegian: kryssjekke
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: feuch
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:


 * Bulgarian: давам на гардероб
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:, , zur Aufbewahrung geben, zur Aufbewahrung übergeben, zur Aufbewahrung annehmen
 * Hungarian:, , ruhatárba tesz/lead/bead


 * Finnish: ;
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Spanish:, ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:
 * German: auflaufen lassen


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: sököttää
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian: давам шах
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German: Schach bieten
 * Hungarian: sakkot ad
 * Mongolian:
 * Polish:
 * Russian:


 * Bulgarian: оптпускам
 * Finnish: ,


 * Bulgarian: напуквам се
 * Finnish:
 * German:, rissig werden, ,
 * Hungarian:, , , ,


 * Finnish: ravistuttaa
 * German: einreissen lassen, rissig werden lassen, Risse erzeugen, Risse hervorrufen
 * Hungarian:, berepeszt, repedéseket okoz


 * Finnish:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:, ,  ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:, , , , , Einhalt gebieten
 * Hungarian:, , ,


 * Ido:
 * Spanish:

Interjection

 * 1) An expression showing that a requirement has been satisfied.
 * Keys? Check. Batteries? Check. We are all ready to go!
 * 1) An expression that indicates that the speaker wishes to pay the bill (e.g. in a restaurant).

Etymology 3
By shortening from, from , from , ultimately from the same Persian root as above.

Noun

 * 1)  A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
 * 2) * 1819, Charles Mowry, in the Downington Pennsylvania American Republican, quoted in Herbery Wisbey, Pioneer Prophetess: Jemima Wilkinson, the Publick Universal Friend:
 * One of her female followers, had made a very elegant piece of check. The Friend, being at her house, on a visit, the lady shewed the check to her, and as evidence of devotion to her leader, proposed presenting her with a pattern off the piece for her own use.
 * 1) Any fabric woven with such a pattern.
 * 1) Any fabric woven with such a pattern.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: шахматна шарка
 * Danish: tern
 * Finnish: ruutukuvio
 * German:, Karomuster
 * Hungarian: kockás minta,
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: seic
 * Italian: ,
 * Macedonian: кари́р
 * Middle English: chek
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: patrón cuadriculado
 * Swedish:


 * Finnish: ruutukangas
 * German: Schottenstoff
 * Hungarian: kockás szövet

Verb

 * 1)  To mark with a check pattern.

Adjective

 * 1)  Checky, i.e. chequy.

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Verb

 * 1)  to check

Noun

 * 1)  cheque; check

Etymology
From, , from , via and  from  (cf. also 🇨🇬).

Noun

 * 1) cheque

Noun

 * 1)  fist bump

Noun

 * 1)  (mark)

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) cheque,