check mark

noun

A mark (✓) made to indicate confirmation of verification, completeness, correctness, choice, agreement, or acknowledgement.

“Put a check mark in the box corresponding to the correct answer.”

Meanings

nouncheck mark (plural check marks)

plural check marks · alternative checkmark

  1. CanadaPhilippinesUSA mark (✓) made to indicate confirmation of verification, completeness, correctness, choice, agreement, or acknowledgement.

    Put a check mark in the box corresponding to the correct answer.

    Synonyms: tick, tickmark

  2. athleticsIn long jump, javelin and similar events, little mark alongside the runway which helps the athlete to set their steps just right for their performance.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mark (✓) made to indicate confirmation of verification, completeness, correctness, choice, agreement, or acknowledgement.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

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Translations

Arabic عَلَامَة صَحَّ
  • عَلَامَة صَحَّmark indicating confirmation
Dutch vinkje
  • vinkjemark indicating confirmation
Finnish valintamerkki, tarkastusmerkki
  • valintamerkkimark indicating confirmation
  • tarkastusmerkkimark indicating confirmation
  • askelmerkkiathletics
French coche
  • cochemark indicating confirmation
German Häkchen, Haken
  • Häkchenmark indicating confirmation
  • Hakenmark indicating confirmation
  • Hakerlmark indicating confirmation
Icelandic hak
  • hakmark indicating confirmation
Japanese チェックマーク
  • チェックマーク (chekkumāku)mark indicating confirmation
Persian هفتک, تیک
  • هفتک (haftek)mark indicating confirmation
  • تیک (tik)mark indicating confirmation
Polish fajka, ptaszek
  • fajkamark indicating confirmation
  • ptaszekmark indicating confirmation
  • znacznikathletics
Romanian bifă
  • bifămark indicating confirmation
Russian га́лочка
  • га́лочка (gáločka)mark indicating confirmation
Spanish visto
  • vistomark indicating confirmation
Swedish bock
  • bockmark indicating confirmation
Ukrainian га́лочка, прапоре́ць
  • га́лочка (háločka)mark indicating confirmation
  • прапоре́ць (praporécʹ)mark indicating confirmation
  • по́значка (póznačka)mark indicating confirmation
  • пта́шка (ptáška)mark indicating confirmation
  • за́черк (záčerk)mark indicating confirmation
  • че́кбокс (čékboks)mark indicating confirmation
Urdu ٹِک
  • ٹِک (ṭik)mark indicating confirmation
Cite this entry
APA

check mark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/check%20mark

MLA

“check mark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/check%20mark. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “check mark,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/check%20mark.

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