See also: Check

English [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

enPR: chĕk , IPA (key) : /t͡ʃɛk/

, IPA : Audio (US)

Rhymes: -ɛk

Homophones: cheque Czech

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

From Middle English chek, chekke, borrowed from Old French eschek, eschec, eschac, from Medieval Latin scaccus, borrowed from Arabic شَاه‎ (šāh), borrowed from Persian شاه‎ (šâh, “king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠‎ (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to gain power over, gain control over”). All English senses developed from the chess sense. Compare Saterland Frisian Schak, Schach, Dutch schaak, German Schach, Danish skak, Swedish schack, Icelandic skák, French échec, Italian scacco. See chess and shah (“king of Persia or Iran”).

Noun [ edit ]

check (plural checks)

( chess ) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. An inspection or examination. I don't know if she will be there, but it's worth a check. A control; a limit or stop. checks and balances The castle moat should hold the enemy in check. 1716, Joseph Addison, The Freeloader No. 33 a remarkable check to the first progress of Christianity ( US ) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓ indicator. tick ( UK ) , checkmark Place a check by the things you have done. ( US ) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity. cheque ( UK, Canada ) I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a check for the amount. ( US ) A bill, particularly in a restaurant. bill cheque ( Canada ) I summoned the waiter, paid the check, and hurried to leave. ( contact sports ) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play. The hockey player gave a good hard check to obtain the puck. A token used instead of cash in gaming machines, or in gambling generally. 1963, American law reports annotated: second series, volume 89 [ … ] the statute prohibits a machine which dispenses checks or tokens for replay [ … ] A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood. A mark, certificate , or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified. a check given for baggage a return check on a railroad ( falconry ) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. A small chink or crack.

Hyponyms [ edit ]

Derived terms [ edit ]

Translations [ edit ]

chess: when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece Armenian: շախ (hy) ( šax )

Bulgarian: шах m ( šah )

Chinese: Mandarin: 將軍 (zh) 将军 (zh) ( jiāngjūn )

Czech: šach (cs) m

Danish: skak (da) c

Dutch: schaak (nl)

Esperanto: ŝako (eo)

Estonian: tuli (et)

Faroese: skák n

Finnish: shakki (fi) šakki (fi)

French: échec (fr) m

Galician: xaque m

Georgian: ქიში ( kiši )

German: Schach (de) n

Hebrew: שַׁח (he) m ( shákh )

Hungarian: sakk (hu)

Indonesian: skak Italian: scacco (it) n

Japanese: 王手 (ja) ( おうて, ōte )

Macedonian: шах m ( šah )

Malay: syah

Mongolian: шах (mn) ( šah )

Norwegian: sjakk (no) m

Persian: کیش (fa) ( kiš ) , شاه (fa) ( šâh )

, Polish: szach (pl) m

Portuguese: xeque (pt) m

Romanian: șah (ro) n

Russian: шах (ru) m ( šax )

Slovak: šach m

Slovene: šah (sl) m

Spanish: jaque (es) m

Swedish: schack (sv) c

Turkish: şah (tr)

Ukrainian: шах ( šax )

Vietnamese: chiếu (vi)

Yiddish: שאַך ( shakh )

inspection or examination Arabic: تَفَقُّد m ( tafaqqud )

Armenian: ստուգում (hy) ( stugum )

Belarusian: праве́рка f ( pravjérka )

Bulgarian: проверка (bg) f ( proverka )

Catalan: inspecció (ca) f

Czech: kontrola (cs) f , zkouška (cs) f

, Dutch: controle (nl)

Esperanto: kontrolo

Faroese: kanning f

Finnish: tarkistus (fi) tarkastus (fi) tarkastelu (fi)

French: vérification (fr) f , contrôle (fr) m , examen (fr) m

, , Georgian: შემოწმება ( šemoc̣meba )

German: Kontrolle (de) f , Untersuchung (de) f , Überwachung (de) f

, , Hebrew: בְּדִיקָה ( bdiká ) Hungarian: ellenőrzés (hu) kontroll (hu) vizsgálat (hu)

Indonesian: pemeriksaan (id)

Italian: controllo (it) m , verifica (it) f

, Korean: 조사 (ko) ( josa ) , 검사 (ko) ( geomsa ) , 확인 (ko) ( hwagin ) , 점검 (ko) ( jeomgeom ) , 대조 (ko) ( daejo )

, , , , Macedonian: проверка f ( proverka ) , контро́ла f ( kontróla ) , преглед m ( pregled )

, , Norwegian: kontroll (no) m

Polish: sprawdzenie (pl) n , inspekcja (pl) f

, Portuguese: inspeção (pt) f , exame (pt) m

, Romanian: inspecție (ro) f , control (ro) n , verificare (ro) examinare (ro) f

, , Russian: прове́рка (ru) f ( provérka )

Spanish: verificación (es) f , inspección (es) f , cotejo (es) m , examen (es) m

, , , Swedish: kontroll (sv) c , koll (sv) c

, Turkish: kontrol (tr)

Ukrainian: переві́рка (uk) f ( perevírka ) , контро́ль m ( kontrólʹ )

— see cheque bank order

token used instead of cash in gaming machines, or in gambling generally Finnish: pelimerkki (fi) rahake (fi)

lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood Finnish: vuosilusto

mark, certificate or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified Finnish: lippu (fi) lipuke lappu (fi)

falconry: forsaking by a hawk of its proper game

small chink or crack Finnish: naarmu (fi)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked Ido: (please verify) cheko (io)

References [ edit ]

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

From Middle English chekken, partly from Old French eschequier and partly from the noun (see above).

Verb [ edit ]

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

Derived terms [ edit ]

See below

Descendants [ edit ]

→ Gulf Arabic: چيك ( čəyyək )

Gulf Arabic: → Hijazi Arabic: شَيَّك ( šayyak )

Hijazi Arabic: → Finnish: tsekata

Finnish: → German: checken

German: → Portuguese: checar

Portuguese: → Russian: че́кать ( čékatʹ )

Russian: → Russian: че́кнуть ( čéknutʹ )

Russian: → Russian: проче́кать ( pročékatʹ )

Russian: → Spanish: chequear

Translations [ edit ]

to verify the accuracy of a text or translation Finnish: tarkistaa (fi) kielentarkistaa German: gegenlesen (de)

to verify or compare with a source of information Armenian: ստուգել (hy) ( stugel )

Bulgarian: сверявам (bg) ( sverjavam )

Catalan: verificar (ca) comparar (ca) comprovar (ca)

Czech: kontrolovat (cs) zkontrolovat (cs)

Dutch: verifiëren (nl) controleren (nl)

Finnish: tarkistaa (fi) tsekata (fi) ( colloquial )

French: vérifier (fr)

Georgian: please add this translation if you can

German: abgleichen überprüfen (de)

Greek: επαληθεύω (el) ( epalithévo )

Hebrew: בדק (he) ( badák ) , וידא ( vidé ) Japanese: 確認する (かくにんする, kakunin suru)

Macedonian: проверува ( proveruva )

Maori: whakatūturu

Norwegian: kryssjekke

Polish: sprawdzić (pl)

Portuguese: checar (pt) verificar (pt)

Romanian: verifica (ro)

Scottish Gaelic: feuch

Spanish: verificar (es) comparar (es) comprobar (es)

Swedish: kontrollera (sv)

Turkish: please add this translation if you can

to leave with shipping agent for shipping Finnish: selvittää (fi) tsekata (fi) ( slang )

French: enregistrer (fr) Spanish: facturar (es) depositar (es) despachar (es)

street basketball: to pass or bounce the ball to an opponent to start play

sports: to disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck Finnish: taklata

poker: to remain in the hand without betting Finnish: sököttää

French: checker (fr) German: checken (de) schieben (de)

Swedish: passa (sv)

chess: to make a move which puts an adversary's king in check Finnish: šakata (fi) shakata (fi)

— see to chide, rebuke, or reprove chide ,‎ rebuke ,‎ reprove

nautica: to slack or ease off Finnish: löysätä (fi) avata (fi)

to crack or gape open, as wood in drying Finnish: halkeilla (fi)

to make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack Finnish: ravistuttaa

to make a stop; to pause Finnish: pysähtyä (fi)

— see to clash or interfere clash ,‎ interfere

to act as a curb or restraint Finnish: rajoittaa (fi) hillitä (fi)

falconry: to turn and fly after other birds than intended game

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked Ido: (please verify) kontrolar (io)

Derived terms [ edit ]

Terms derived from the noun or verb check

Related terms [ edit ]

Related terms of the noun or verb check

Etymology 3 [ edit ]

By shortening from checker, from Old French eschequier (“chessboard”), from Medieval Latin scaccarium, ultimately from the same Persian root as above.

Noun [ edit ]

check (plural checks)

( textiles , usually pluralized usually pluralized ) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern. The tablecloth had red and white checks. 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. Any fabric woven with such a pattern.

Translations [ edit ]

fabric Finnish: ruutukangas

Verb [ edit ]

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

( transitive ) To mark with a check pattern.

Adjective [ edit ]

check (not comparable)

( heraldry ) Divided into small squares by transverse, perpendicular, and horizontal lines.

References [ edit ]

Chinese [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Borrowed from English check.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ]

check

Synonyms [ edit ]

檢查 检查 jiǎnchá )

Danish [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From English cheque, check, from Old French eschek (“check (in chess)”), via Medieval Latin scaccus and Arabic شَاه‎ (šāh) from Persian شاه‎ (šâh, “king”) (cf. also Danish skak).

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

check c

Inflection [ edit ]

Declension of check common

gender Singular Plural indefinite definite indefinite definite nominative check checken checks

check checkene genitive checks checkens checks'

checks checkenes

Dutch [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Audio

Verb [ edit ]

check

French [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

check m (plural checks)

Spanish [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

check m (plural checks)

Swedish [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

check c

Declension [ edit ]

Declension of check Singular Plural Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite Nominative check checken checkar checkarna Genitive checks checkens checkars checkarnas

References [ edit ]