check over

verb

To read or inspect, looking for errors or problems.

“Can you check this over before I turn it in?”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person checks over · participle present checking over · participle past checked over · past checked over

  1. transitiveTo read or inspect, looking for errors or problems.

    Can you check this over before I turn it in?

    1 more example

    The nurse checked him over to be sure he didn't have any serious injuries.

nouncheck over (plural checks over)

plural checks over

  1. A reading or inspection, looking for errors or problems.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbexamine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

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analyzeanalysestudy
Also see
checkcheck intocheck outcheck up ongo overlook intosuss out

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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